Table 2 The distribution of renewable flows (R) and NPP through different land-use type.

From: Evaluating renewable natural resources flow and net primary productivity with a GIS-Emergy approach: A case study of Hokkaido, Japan

Land-use type

Area (ha)

R-average (E+15 sej/ha/yr)

R (E+20 sej/yr)

R land-use type/R total (%)

NPP-average (E+06 g C/ha/yr)

NPP (E+11 g C/yr)

NPP land-use type/NPP total (%)

R/NPP (E+08 sej/g C/yr)

Urban

1.42E+05

1.91

2.72

0.80

2.36

3.35

0.57

8.11

Forest

5.66E+06

4.34

246.45

72.92

8.03

454.62

76.18

5.42

Grass

9.86E+05

4.68

46.23

13.67

7.45

73.44

12.32

6.20

Farm

9.02E+05

2.12

19.20

5.68

6.46

58.29

9.76

3.29

Water

1.07E+05

4.00

4.30

1.27

2.79

2.99

0.51

14.38

Bare land

5.59E+04

33.95

18.98

5.61

4.85

2.71

0.46

70.03

Total (Hokkaido Region)

7.85E+06

4.29

337.97

 

7.59

595.40

 

5.67