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. 2013 Jun 11;8(6):e62202. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062202

Table 4. Annual value of ecosystem services (thousands 2010 $) from post-1988 conservation for 1992, 2022, and 2052 for the baseline and the agricultural expansion LULC change scenarios.

Baseline Agricultural expansion
Ecosystem services Value per unit of service (2010$) 1992 2022 2052 Present value 2022 2052 Present value
Carbon sequestration $235.36 per tC 16,137 12,585 6,928 773,074 13,100 7,242 791,200
Carbon sequestration $27.22 per tC 1,095 850 468 52,294 885 489 53,523
Water pollution reduction: phosphorusa $0–8.62 per household depending on basin 1,900 1,554 1,103 99,368 1,489 1,491 107,346
Water pollution reduction: phosphorusa $0–1.57 per household depending on basin 400 295 208 19,672 279 281 21,095
Timber production -$0.67–5 per acre depending on county 10 7 5 479 7 5 479
Outdoor recreation $40–47 per visitor day depending on activity 1,700 1,345 821 83,981 1,345 821 83,891
Outdoor recreation $40–47 per visitor day depending on activity 910 744 454 45,801 744 454 45,801
Sum value of all services High 19,747 15,491 8,857 956,902 15,941 9,559 982,916
Low 2,415 1,896 1,135 118,246 1,915 1,229 120,898

The present value of stream of annual ecosystem services for each LULC change scenario is calculated.

a

The per household value of a percent reduction in phosphorous is from [45] at the high end and from [41] at the low-end.