Comparison of current value of ecosystem services in agriculture to restored wetlands.

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Current Use

$/acre** (1994)

$/ha (1994)

Cosumer price index (1.83). $/ac 2021

Cosumer price index (1.83). $/ha 2021

# ac

# ha

Total Annual Value ($thou.)

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Nurseries (tropical forest)

844

2086

1545

3817

534

216

824.8

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Sweet corn (ag cropland)

47

116

86

213

229

93

19.7

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Ecosystem services, current mix:

844.5

If restored as:

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Freshwater wetlands

8622

21,310

15,778

38,997

763

309

12622.6