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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

Southeast Region (FL, GA, NC, SC, VA) 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
85,141
84,972
84,803
-34
-34
-34
Other forest land
1,368
1,264
1,160
-21
-21
-21
Reserved timberland
2,045
2,372
2,699
65
65
65
TOTAL
88,554
88,608
88,662
11
11
11
 
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
514
539
565
5
5
5
Spruce-fir
28
19
11
-2
-2
-2
Longleaf-slash pine (planted)
6,108
6,181
6,253
14
14
14
Longleaf-slash pine (natural)
5,778
4,966
4,154
-162
-162
-162
Loblolly-shortleaf pine (planted)
6,211
8,431
10,652
444
444
444
Loblolly-shortleaf pine (natural)
15,346
13,598
11,850
-350
-350
-350
Oak-pine
9,591
10,589
11,586
200
200
200
Oak-hickory
26,543
26,544
26,545
0
0
0
Oak-gum-cypress
13,042
13,251
13,460
42
42
42
Elm-ash-cottonwood
1,509
1,161
812
-70
-70
-70
Maple-beech-birch
277
312
347
7
7
7
Aspen-birch
0
0
0
0
0
0
Other forest types
343
837
1,331
99
99
99
Non-stocked
3,265
2,181
1,097
-217
-217
-217
TOTAL
88,554
88,608
88,662
11
11
11
 
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
57.5
64.0
70.4
1.30
1.30
1.30
Spruce-fir
2.7
1.9
1.0
-0.17
-0.17
-0.17
Longleaf-slash pine (planted)
314.8
321.1
326.6
1.26
1.10
1.18
Longleaf-slash pine (natural)
324.6
291.1
256.1
-6.70
-6.99
-6.85
Loblolly-shortleaf pine (planted)
358.1
468.8
581.3
22.13
22.50
22.32
Loblolly-shortleaf pine (natural)
960.3
891.9
822.6
-13.68
-13.87
-13.77
Oak-pine
594.2
672.1
752.9
15.57
16.17
15.87
Oak-hickory
1,874.2
1,921.8
1,970.5
9.50
9.74
9.62
Oak-gum-cypress
919.4
941.7
964.7
4.45
4.61
4.53
Elm-ash-cottonwood
109.8
82.7
55.2
-5.40
-5.50
-5.45
Maple-beech-birch
32.4
37.5
42.6
1.02
1.02
1.02
Aspen-birch
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
Other forest types
15.3
48.6
81.9
6.64
6.68
6.66
Non-stocked
109.6
76.6
43.2
-6.60
-6.67
-6.64
TOTAL
5,672.9
5,819.5
5,969.1
29.32
29.91
29.62
 
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
2,058.9
2,099.8
2,140.7
8.18
8.18
8.18
Forest floor and coarse woody debris
420.1
438.6
455.9
3.69
3.48
3.58
Soils
2,629.7
2,645.8
2,660.1
3.22
2.86
3.04
Wood products and landfills
564.1
635.3
712.3
14.23
15.39
14.81
TOTAL
5,672.9
5,819.5
5,969.1
29.32
29.91
29.62
 
Table 5. Total carbon stock on forest land and annual change by owner (MMTC).
Owner group
1987
1992
1997
Average Annual Change
 
1987-1992
1992-1997
1987-1997
National Forest
361.6
377.7
392.9
3.23
3.04
3.13
Other Public
394.2
428.1
464.6
6.79
7.30
7.04
Forest Industry
982.4
965.7
948.3
-3.35
-3.48
-3.41
Other Private
3,934.8
4,048.1
4,163.3
22.66
23.05
22.85
TOTAL
5,672.9
5,819.5
5,969.1
29.32
29.91
29.62
 
Table 6. Change in total carbon stock on forest land attributed to land use change (MMTC).
Accounting component
1987
1992
1997
Average Annual Change
 
1987-1992
1992-1997
1987-1997
Biomass
0.0
-17.1
-25.8
-3.43
-1.73
-2.58
Forest floor and coarse woody debris
0.0
-4.5
-9.2
-0.90
-0.93
-0.92
Soils
0.0
-11.1
-20.0
-2.22
-1.78
-2.00
Wood products and landfills
0.0
10.3
22.5
2.06
2.45
2.25
TOTAL
0.0
-22.4
-32.4
-4.48
-1.99
-3.24

 


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