TY - JOUR
T1 - The economic feasibility of reclaiming phosphate mined lands with short-rotation woody crops in Florida
AU - Langholtz, Matthew
AU - Carter, Douglas R.
AU - Rockwood, Donald L.
AU - Alavalapati, Janaki R.R.
PY - 2007/2/12
Y1 - 2007/2/12
N2 - Fast growing and short-rotation tree crops provide unique opportunities to reclaim phosphate-mined lands in central Florida. Optimum management of the eucalyptus short-rotation woody crop forestry system studied necessitates harvests every 2.5-3.6 years and replanting after 2-5 coppice harvests. The value of phosphate mined land under Eucalyptus amplifolia forestry ranges from $762 to $6507 ha-1 assuming discount rates of 10% and 4%, respectively, establishment costs of $1800 ha-1, planting costs of $1200 ha-1, planting density of 8400 tree ha-1, and a stumpage price of $20 dry Mg-1.
AB - Fast growing and short-rotation tree crops provide unique opportunities to reclaim phosphate-mined lands in central Florida. Optimum management of the eucalyptus short-rotation woody crop forestry system studied necessitates harvests every 2.5-3.6 years and replanting after 2-5 coppice harvests. The value of phosphate mined land under Eucalyptus amplifolia forestry ranges from $762 to $6507 ha-1 assuming discount rates of 10% and 4%, respectively, establishment costs of $1800 ha-1, planting costs of $1200 ha-1, planting density of 8400 tree ha-1, and a stumpage price of $20 dry Mg-1.
KW - Clay settling areas
KW - Faustmann
KW - Non-timber benefit
KW - Phosphate-mined land
KW - Reclamation
KW - Restoration
KW - Short-rotation coppicing
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33845889485&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jfe.2006.06.002
DO - 10.1016/j.jfe.2006.06.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33845889485
SN - 1104-6899
VL - 12
SP - 237
EP - 249
JO - Journal of Forest Economics
JF - Journal of Forest Economics
IS - 4
ER -
