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The economic value of Portuguese pine and eucalyptus forests
| Resumo: | This paper estimates the total economic value for the Portuguese pine and eucalyptus forest ecosystems considering market services (timber and non timber forest products) and non-market services (recreation, landscape, carbon sequestration, watershed protection, protection of soil erosion and biodiversity). According to the results obtained, at least half of the values of the ecosystems in study come from non-market services, and eucalyptus forests are more valuable than pine forests, even after including fire risks. Moreover, the results also suggest a non-optimal management of Portuguese pine forests. |
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| Autores principais: | Lopes, Ana Filipa Faria |
| Assunto: | Ecosystem services Total economic value Portuguese forests |
| Ano: | 2013 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | dissertação de mestrado |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório Institucional da UNL |
| Resumo: | This paper estimates the total economic value for the Portuguese pine and eucalyptus forest ecosystems considering market services (timber and non timber forest products) and non-market services (recreation, landscape, carbon sequestration, watershed protection, protection of soil erosion and biodiversity). According to the results obtained, at least half of the values of the ecosystems in study come from non-market services, and eucalyptus forests are more valuable than pine forests, even after including fire risks. Moreover, the results also suggest a non-optimal management of Portuguese pine forests. |
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