The role of economic, policy, and ecological factors in estimating the value of carbon stocks in Everglades mangrove forests, South Florida, USA
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- 作者：Meenakshi Jeratha ; Mahadev Bhata ; bhatm@fiu.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Victor H. Rivera-Monroyb ; Edward Castañ ; eda-Moyab ; 1 ; Marc Simardc ; Robert R. Twilleyb
- 关键词：Carbon storage ; Carbon economic value ; The Florida Everglades ; Mangroves ; Ecosystem services
- 刊名：Environmental Science & Policy
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：December 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：66
- 期：Complete
- 页码：160-169
- 全文大小：772 K
文摘
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The Everglades mangrove forests face external stressors such as upstream hydrological alterations and agricultural activities.
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This study estimates the quantity and economic value of the carbon stored in mangrove wetlands of the Everglades National Park (ENP).
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Total Organic Carbon storage, 70 to 537 Mg C/ha; unit economic value, $13,859/ha –$23,728/ha; total economic value, $2–$3.4 billion.
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The C storage estimates can be a benchmark for evaluating the effects of current of future policies that prevent losses in C stock.
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These values are a robust baseline which can be further improved as C sampling expands across the region.