A spatially explicit approach to modeling biological productivity and economic attractiveness of short-rotation woody crops in the eastern USA

Table 8 Potential mean annual biomass increment (MAI), land expectation value (LEV), internal rate of return (IRR), and profitability threshold (minimum volume inside bark to yield LEV ≥ 0) for target woody crops in the eastern United States

Species	MAI range (Mg ha⁻¹ year⁻¹)	LEV range (US$ ha⁻¹)	IRR range (%)	Profitability threshold
Species	MAI range (Mg ha⁻¹ year⁻¹)	LEV range (US$ ha⁻¹)	IRR range (%)	(m³ ha⁻¹ year⁻¹)	(Mg ha⁻¹ year⁻¹)
Pinus taeda, upland	5.4 to 18.6	− 1126 to 3112	− 0.3 to 14.2	18	9
Pinus taeda, lowland	6 to 20.4	− 2263 to 2342	−2.9 to 10.4	24	12
Eucalyptus grandis	9 to 59.5	− 1264 to 1710	− 9.7 to 16.9	30	15
Eucalyptus benthamii	1.8 to 41.8	− 2707 to 1532	−2.6 to 15.9	31	17
Hybrid poplar	3.6 to 28.7	− 1915 to 3862	− 13.9 to 11.4	31	11
Populus deltoides	1.1 to 26.7	− 3487 to 3845	−24.2 to 14.6	30	11

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