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Economic Impact Of Net Carbon Payments And Bioenergy Production In Fertilized And Non-Fertilized Loblolly Pine Plantations, Prativa Shrestha, George A. Stainback, Puneet Dwivedi

Forestry and Natural Resources Faculty Publications

Sequestering carbon in forest stands and using woody bioenergy are two potential ways to utilize forests in mitigating emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Such forestry related strategies are, however, greatly influenced by carbon and bioenergy markets. This study investigates the impact of both carbon and woody bioenergy markets on land expectation value (LEV) and rotation age of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) forests in the southeastern United States for two scenarios—one with thinning and no fertilization and the other with thinning and fertilization. Economic analysis was conducted using a modified Hartman model. The amount of carbon dioxide (CO_{2 …}