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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

Connecticut 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
1,777
1,796
1,815
4
4
4
Other forest land
15
20
25
1
1
1
Reserved timberland
23
23
23
0
0
0
TOTAL
1,815
1,839
1,863
5
5
5
 
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
141
147
152
1
1
1
Spruce-fir
15
12
10
-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)
13
16
18
1
1
1
Oak-pine
58
64
69
1
1
1
Oak-hickory
954
958
962
1
1
1
Oak-gum-cypress
6
3
0
-1
-1
-1
Elm-ash-cottonwood
250
210
171
-8
-8
-8
Maple-beech-birch
367
417
467
10
10
10
Aspen-birch
0
0
0
0
0
0
Other forest types
0
0
0
0
0
0
Non-stocked
10
12
14
0
0
0
TOTAL
1,815
1,839
1,863
5
5
5
 
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
16.0
15.9
15.8
-0.01
-0.01
-0.01
Spruce-fir
1.2
1.0
0.7
-0.04
-0.04
-0.04
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)
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.02
0.02
0.02
Oak-pine
3.4
3.7
4.0
0.06
0.06
0.06
Oak-hickory
80.6
80.9
81.3
0.07
0.07
0.07
Oak-gum-cypress
0.4
0.2
0.0
-0.04
-0.04
-0.04
Elm-ash-cottonwood
13.4
10.9
8.5
-0.49
-0.49
-0.49
Maple-beech-birch
36.7
41.5
46.3
0.96
0.96
0.96
Aspen-birch
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
Other forest types
6.9
7.7
7.5
0.14
-0.03
0.06
Non-stocked
0.6
0.8
1.1
0.05
0.05
0.05
TOTAL
159.6
163.2
166.0
0.72
0.55
0.63
 
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
49.0
49.8
50.6
0.16
0.17
0.16
Forest floor and coarse woody debris
14.1
14.7
15.3
0.12
0.12
0.12
Soils
89.7
91.1
92.6
0.29
0.29
0.29
Wood products and landfills
6.9
7.7
7.5
0.14
-0.03
0.06
TOTAL
159.6
163.2
166.0
0.72
0.55
0.63
 
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
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
Other Public
23.5
24.0
24.1
0.10
0.02
0.06
Forest Industry
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
Other Private
136.1
139.2
141.8
0.62
0.53
0.57
TOTAL
159.6
163.2
166.0
0.72
0.55
0.63
 
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
-0.5
-0.8
-0.10
-0.06
-0.08
Forest floor and coarse woody debris
0.0
-0.2
-0.4
-0.04
-0.04
-0.04
Soils
0.0
-0.6
-1.1
-0.11
-0.11
-0.11
Wood products and landfills
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
TOTAL
0.0
-1.3
-2.3
-0.25
-0.21
-0.23

 


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