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Carbon in United States Forests and Wood Products, 1987-1997: State-by-State Estimates
by Richard A. Birdsey & George M. Lewis

Great Plains Region (KS,NE,ND,SD) Estimate for 1987-1997

Table 1. Area by land class (1000 ac).
Land class
1987
1992
1997
Average Annual Change
       
1987-1992
1992-1997
1987-1997
Timberland
3,527
3,922
4,317
79
79
79
Other forest land
634
522
409
-22
-22
-22
Reserved timberland
68
70
71
0
0
0
TOTAL
4,229
4,513
4,798
57
57
57
 
Table 2. Area of forest land by forest type (1000 ac).
Forest type
1987
1992
1997
Average Annual Change
 
1987-1992
1992-1997
1987-1997
White-red-jack pine
1,548
1,465
1,381
-17
-17
-17
Spruce-fir
17
24
31
1
1
1
Longleaf-slash pine (planted)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Longleaf-slash pine (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Loblolly-shortleaf pine (planted)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Loblolly-shortleaf pine (natural)
2
43
84
8
8
8
Oak-pine
123
119
115
-1
-1
-1
Oak-hickory
719
680
641
-8
-8
-8
Oak-gum-cypress
0
0
0
0
0
0
Elm-ash-cottonwood
1,328
957
586
-74
-74
-74
Maple-beech-birch
152
753
1,354
120
120
120
Aspen-birch
184
163
141
-4
-4
-4
Other forest types
32
58
84
5
5
5
Non-stocked
124
252
380
26
26
26
TOTAL
4,229
4,513
4,798
57
57
57
 
Table 3. Total carbon stock on forest land and annual change by forest type (MMTC).
Forest type
1987
1992
1997
Average Annual Change
 
1987-1992
1992-1997
1987-1997
White-red-jack pine
111.3
104.1
96.4
-1.44
-1.55
-1.49
Spruce-fir
1.7
2.1
2.3
0.07
0.05
0.06
Longleaf-slash pine (planted)
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
Longleaf-slash pine (natural)
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
Loblolly-shortleaf pine (planted)
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
Loblolly-shortleaf pine (natural)
0.9
2.6
4.1
0.35
0.30
0.32
Oak-pine
6.5
6.2
5.8
-0.07
-0.08
-0.07
Oak-hickory
44.5
42.3
39.9
-0.44
-0.49
-0.46
Oak-gum-cypress
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.00
0.01
0.00
Elm-ash-cottonwood
88.8
69.4
49.1
-3.87
-4.06
-3.96
Maple-beech-birch
19.3
60.3
100.6
8.21
8.05
8.13
Aspen-birch
14.5
12.2
9.6
-0.47
-0.50
-0.49
Other forest types
6.3
8.4
10.5
0.42
0.40
0.41
Non-stocked
7.7
17.4
27.0
1.94
1.93
1.94
TOTAL
301.6
325.1
345.4
4.7
4.1
4.4
 
Table 4. Total carbon stock on forest land and annual change by accounting component (MMTC).
Accounting component
1987
1992
1997
Average Annual Change
 
1987-1992
1992-1997
1987-1997
Biomass
72.9
78.5
84.2
1.1
1.1
1.1
Forest floor and coarse woody debris
39.2
41.3
43.1
0.4
0.4
0.4
Soils
152.7
165.8
178.7
2.6
2.6
2.6
Wood products and landfills
36.8
39.5
39.4
0.5
0.0
0.3
TOTAL
301.6
325.1
345.4
4.7
4.1
4.4
 
Table 5. Total carbon stock on forest land and annual change by owner (MMTC).
Accounting component
1987
1992
1997
Average Annual Change
 
1987-1992
1992-1997
1987-1997
Biomass
75.9
82.2
88.2
1.25
1.21
1.23
Forest floor and coarse woody debris
19.2
21.0
22.7
0.36
0.36
0.36
Soils
1.3
0.9
0.5
-0.08
-0.08
-0.08
Wood products and landfills
205.3
221.1
234.1
3.17
2.59
2.88
TOTAL
301.6
325.1
345.4
4.70
4.06
4.38
 
Table 6. Change in total carbon stock on forest land attributed to land use change (MMTC).
Owner group
1987
1992
1997
Average Annual Change
 
1987-1992
1992-1997
1987-1997
National Forest
0.0
-0.1
1.0
0.0
0.2
0.1
Other Public
0.0
-0.4
-0.8
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
Forest Industry
0.0
-0.8
-1.6
-0.2
-0.2
-0.2
Other Private
0.0
0.9
1.3
0.2
0.1
0.1
TOTAL
0.0
-0.4
-0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.0

 


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