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Table 1 The effect of climate change on SOC (0–10 cm) and net primary production (NPP) between 1990 and 2100 for the major biogeographic regions of Australia.

From: The potential impact of climate change on Australia's soil organic carbon resources

IBRAaRegion

IBRA Code

SOC Lit.b1990 (Mt C)

SOC Sim. (A) 1990 (Mt C)

SOC B-A (%)c

SOC C-A (%)c

NPP A (g m-2)

NPP B-A (%)c

NPP C-A (%)c

Australian Alps

AA

27.4

38.1

0.4

-3.7

1135

5.6

11.9

Avon Wheatbelt

AW

97.9

117.0

0.4

-6.3

633

6.3

21.1

Ben Lomond

BENd

52.7

86.2

0

-4.5

1023

6.4

17.8

Brigalow Belt North

BBN

229.7

203.7

0.9

-6.5

1039

13.0

45.2

Brigalow Belt South

BBS

408.8

571.4

0.8

-4.0

990

9.8

31.0

Broken Hill Complex

BHC

59.3

46.1

-0.4

-11.3

438

10.3

35.1

Burt Plain

BRT

28.0

37.9

0

-9.4

353

5.9

6.3

Central Arnhem

CA

33.6

39.7

0.8

-10.9

1177

8.9

18.1

Carnarvon

CAR

35.9

43.8

0.9

-6.7

377

12.8

43.6

Central Highlands

CHd

151.9

171.4

-0.5

-9.6

1585

10.9

38.9

Channel Country

CHC

119.2

149.6

0.6

-7.2

429

8.5

20.8

Central Kimberly

CK

40.0

40.0

2.2

-3.6

590

9.2

19.4

Central Mackay Coast

CMC

33.6

23.5

1.4

-6.4

1286

11.0

33.9

Coolgardie

COO

122.3

129.2

0.2

-6.4

491

6.3

13.0

Cobar Peneplain

CP

66.9

76.0

0

-8.9

540

12.7

47.8

Central Ranges

CR

37.9

54.6

0.7

-6.1

421

4.8

-0.7

Cape York Peninsular

CYP

150.1

174.6

2.7

-4.1

1808

9.8

23.0

D'Entercasteaux

DE

In BEN

      

Daly Basin

DABd

47.1

71.6

2.3

-5.8

1427

6.4

0.5

Desert Uplands

DEU

80.5

92.8

0.6

-8.9

918

9.5

28.6

Damperland

DL

46.6

53.0

2.0

-4.8

697

8.5

15.0

Darling Riverine Plain

DRP

137.2

225.2

0.3

-6.5

958

11.8

43.0

Einasleigh Uplands

EIU

124.9

206.6

1.3

-5.9

1372

8.1

17.0

Esperance Plains

ESP

46.0

46.1

-0.1

-6.9

542

7.2

19.9

Eyre and York Blocks

EYB

78.9

115.3

0

-6.9

797

6.8

17.5

Finke

FIN

29.3

48.4

-0.2

-8.1

373

2.8

-9.5

Flinders/Olary Ranges

FOR

30.2

54.6

-0.2

-7.4

455

2.2

-10.6

Freycinet

FRE

In BEN

      

Gascoyne

GAS

70.7

94.7

1.0

-5.6

419

8.6

20.0

Gawler

GAW

31.4

49.0

0.1

-7.0

514

8.3

23.9

Gibson Desert

GD

60.7

98.7

0.5

-4.6

331

6.8

14.1

Gulf Fall and Uplands

GFU

69.6

90.5

0.7

-10.1

768

7.9

13.8

Geraldton Sandplains

GS

44.8

24.8

1.3

-4.3

400

9.6

25.3

Great Sandy Desert

GSD

153.9

216.6

1.1

-5.5

437

7.1

10.2

Gulf Coastal

GUC

18.1

25.2

1.0

-9.2

959

8.7

17.4

Great Victoria Desert

GVD

192.8

306.6

0.2

-6.2

383

5.0

3.0

Gulf Plains

GUP

165.0

192.5

1.9

-4.5

951

8.9

18.6

Hampton

HAM

4.8

10.6

-0.4

-7.4

459

2.3

-7.7

Jarrah Forest

JF

59.9

71.0

-0.1

-6.8

674

6.5

16.6

Lofty Block

LB

37.1

40.0

-0.6

-9.2

674

5.5

10.4

Little Sandy Desert

LSD

42.8

54.7

1.1

-5.5

361

9.4

23.3

MacDonnell Ranges

MAC

14.4

20.7

0

-8.4

373

3.4

-8.3

Mallee

MAL

103.8

96.3

0

-6.8

528

7.2

18.9

Murray-Darling Depr.

MDD

256.7

269.3

-0.3

-9.0

595

8.4

26.3

Mitchell Grass Downs

MGD

199.6

239.5

0.8

-8.1

621

8.6

18.6

Mount Isa Inlier

MII

43.2

36.2

1.8

-4.2

482

9.4

22.8

Mulga Lands

ML

159.2

250.9

0.5

-7.3

669

11.2

37.3

Murchinson

MUR

156.8

185.6

0.7

-6.0

423

8.1

18.6

Nandawar

NAN

49.7

74.6

0.6

-3.2

1075

7.7

22.3

Naracoorte Coastal Pln.

NCP

67.6

104.6

-0.8

-8.7

1130

4.8

9.8

New England Tableland

NETd

193.4

234.9

1.1

-4.5

1729

7.5

18.5

North Kimberly

NK

45.2

78.1

2.3

-5.9

1149

10.1

23.2

NSW North Coast

NNC

In NET

      

NSW SW Slopes

NSS

109.6

205.3

0.1

-6.0

945

10.2

36.7

Nullabor

NUL

101.4

157.9

0.2

-5.9

404

4.7

3.7

Ord-Victoria Plains

OVP

81.4

98.5

1.5

-6.9

775

8.1

13.4

Pilbara

PIL

69.9

97.3

1.6

-5.0

538

7.1

8.8

Pine Creek-Arnhem

PCA

in DAB

      

Riverina

RIV

94.2

135.7

-0.1

-8.2

713

13.2

51.3

South East Corner

SEC

64.3

103.7

-0.1

-4.4

1050

5.5

14.9

South East Queensland

SEQ

143.0

150.7

1.2

-5.9

1596

9.4

26.8

Simp.Strzelecki Dune

SSD

108.4

147.4

0.6

-4.5

293

5.5

6.1

SE Coastal Plain

SCP

36.7

58.7

-0.1

-5.8

1099

5.9

14.6

SE Highlands

SHE

178.9

243.7

0.1

-5.4

1015

8.2

26.4

Stony Plains

STP

70.8

94.3

0.1

-7.8

305

5.6

5.5

Sturt Plateau

STU

51.9

70.7

0.6

-10.7

713

7.6

11.0

Swan Coastal Plain

SWA

19.7

30.0

0.5

-7.1

1315

8.4

23.5

Sydney Basin

SB

85.8

122.2

0.1

-4.6

1072

6.7

19.5

Tanami

TAN

123.5

201.7

0.7

-8.7

578

5.8

2.3

Tasmanian Midlands

TM

in BEN

      

Top End Coastal

TEC

62.5

76.6

2.5

-6.5

1827

9.1

16.4

Victorian Bonaparte

VB

66.4

79.0

2.9

-3.5

1427

8.0

10.6

Vic Midlands

VMd

92.3

176.6

-0.5

-8.2

1062

6.4

17.5

Vic Volcanic Plain

VVP

in VM

      

Warren

WAR

13.6

26.0

-0.2

-6.9

987

6.9

19.1

West and South West

WSW

in CH

      

Woolnorth

WOO

in CH

      

Wet Tropics

WT

24.1

29.4

1.2

-9.8

1542

12.1

37.5

Yalgoo

YAL

14.1

20.9

0.8

-5.6

415

8.1

21.9

Australian continente

 

6169.0

8107.0

0.6

-6.4

811

8.2

20.3

  1. aInterim Biogeographic Regionalization for Australia
  2. bbased on literature values of Spain et al. (1983)
  3. ccomparison of scenarios based on difference and expressed as a percentage where Scenario A, B and C are no, low and high global climate sensitivity to increased greenhouse gas concentrations, respectively
  4. dcomposite value
  5. eexcludes Furneaux chain of islands