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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

Mississippi 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
16,673
17,630
18,587
191
191
191
Other forest land
12
6
0
-1
-1
-1
Reserved timberland
9
8
8
0
0
0
TOTAL
16,693
17,644
18,595
190
190
190
 
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Spruce-fir
0
0
0
0
0
0
Longleaf-slash pine (planted)
337
375
413
8
8
8
Longleaf-slash pine (natural)
715
584
453
-26
-26
-26
Loblolly-shortleaf pine (planted)
801
1,676
2,551
175
175
175
Loblolly-shortleaf pine (natural)
3,409
2,871
2,333
-108
-108
-108
Oak-pine
3,451
3,337
3,222
-23
-23
-23
Oak-hickory
4,363
5,100
5,836
147
147
147
Oak-gum-cypress
3,451
3,507
3,563
11
11
11
Elm-ash-cottonwood
148
149
151
0
0
0
Maple-beech-birch
0
0
0
0
0
0
Aspen-birch
0
0
0
0
0
0
Other forest types
0
0
1
0
0
0
Non-stocked
18
45
73
5
5
5
TOTAL
16,693
17,644
18,595
190
190
190
 
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
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
Spruce-fir
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
Longleaf-slash pine (planted)
16.7
19.7
22.6
0.59
0.58
0.59
Longleaf-slash pine (natural)
37.4
31.6
25.7
-1.15
-1.18
-1.16
Loblolly-shortleaf pine (planted)
49.5
90.6
134.1
8.23
8.70
8.46
Loblolly-shortleaf pine (natural)
211.8
183.2
155.5
-5.71
-5.54
-5.63
Oak-pine
214.4
211.5
209.2
-0.59
-0.47
-0.53
Oak-hickory
305.8
361.4
419.7
11.12
11.66
11.39
Oak-gum-cypress
230.8
244.9
259.8
2.81
2.97
2.89
Elm-ash-cottonwood
9.7
10.1
10.5
0.08
0.08
0.08
Maple-beech-birch
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
Aspen-birch
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
Other forest types
13.3
10.6
8.8
-0.55
-0.35
-0.45
Non-stocked
0.7
1.6
2.6
0.18
0.19
0.18
TOTAL
1,090.2
1,165.3
1,248.5
15.03
16.64
15.83
 
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
383.1
397.5
411.8
2.88
2.86
2.87
Forest floor and coarse woody debris
84.9
99.4
115.9
2.91
3.29
3.10
Soils
466.5
493.4
521.4
5.38
5.60
5.49
Wood products and landfills
155.7
175.0
199.4
3.87
4.87
4.37
TOTAL
1,090.2
1,165.3
1,248.5
15.03
16.64
15.83
 
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
87.9
87.6
86.6
-0.07
-0.20
-0.13
Other Public
34.0
48.3
63.0
2.85
2.94
2.90
Forest Industry
187.0
202.4
216.0
3.07
2.71
2.89
Other Private
781.2
827.0
882.9
9.17
11.18
10.17
TOTAL
1,090.2
1,165.3
1,248.5
15.03
16.64
15.83
 
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
-2.7
-3.4
-0.54
-0.15
-0.34
Forest floor and coarse woody debris
0.0
-0.9
-1.8
-0.18
-0.19
-0.18
Soils
0.0
-2.1
-4.0
-0.42
-0.38
-0.40
Wood products and landfills
0.0
2.6
5.2
0.52
0.53
0.52
TOTAL
0.0
-3.0
-4.0
-0.61
-0.19
-0.40

 


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