Forest management for water yield: Assessing the barriers and impacts of privately-owned open pine woodlands in the Southeastern United States

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English, Chambers J. [1 ,2 ]
Younger, Seth E. [2 ]
Cannon, Jeffery B. [2 ]
Brantley, Steven T. [2 ]
Markewitz, Daniel [1 ]
Dwivedi, Puneet [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Georgia, Warnell Sch Forestry & Nat Resources, Athens, GA 30602 USA
[2] Jones Ctr Ichauway, Newton 39870, GA USA
来源
TREES FORESTS AND PEOPLE | 2024年 / 17卷
关键词
Forest hydrology; Forest economics; Climate change; Environmental tradeoffs; Pine silviculture; Restoration; LONGLEAF PINE; SLASH PINE; LEAF-AREA; GEORGIA; IRRIGATION; ECOSYSTEM; CLIMATE; STAND; SOUTH;
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10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100600
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S7 [林业];
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0829 ; 0907 ;
摘要
In the Southeastern United States, freshwater resources are stressed due to human development, population growth, expansion of agricultural irrigation, and climate change. Restoring land to a low-density, fire-maintained longleaf pine ( Pinus palustris ) savanna and woodland ecosystem may provide distinct ecosystem services such as increases in water quantity for vulnerable watersheds. To understand how economic incentives may bolster restoration programs, we analyze the economic and hydrologic impacts of longleaf pine restoration scenarios. We compare these scenarios against other common land uses in the Coastal Plain of Georgia, a major forestry state located in the Southern United States, identifying the financial barriers and water use impacts of alternative forest management regimes. Longleaf pine restoration shows the greatest increase in water yield per acre at 66 % over baseline timber production scenarios but at a lower timber value return. Thinning planted loblolly pine ( Pinus taeda ) stands to low-density woodlands may offer a more cost-efficient, immediate alternative that improves water yields by 38 %. Current incentives to restore native habitats on private lands increase financial returns but lack sufficient incentives and governance to meet or exceed baseline forest income levels by $90-$235 ha -1 annually for longleaf savanna restoration. In the future, the emerging ecosystem service market in Georgia may steer decisions about competing values of carbon storage, water yield, and native habitat restoration.
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