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.
IBRAa Region
 IBRA Code
 SOC Lit.b 1990 (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

aInterim Biogeographic Regionalization for Australia

bbased on literature values of Spain et al. (1983)

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

dcomposite value

eexcludes Furneaux chain of islands

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