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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

Nebraska 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
536
717
898
36
36
36
Other forest land
163
90
18
-15
-15
-15
Reserved timberland
23
27
32
1
1
1
TOTAL
722
835
947
23
23
23
 
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
176
177
178
0
0
0
Spruce-fir
0
2
3
0
0
0
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
27
52
5
5
5
Oak-pine
75
66
58
-2
-2
-2
Oak-hickory
91
103
114
2
2
2
Oak-gum-cypress
0
0
0
0
0
0
Elm-ash-cottonwood
368
290
212
-16
-16
-16
Maple-beech-birch
3
145
287
28
28
28
Aspen-birch
0
0
0
0
0
0
Other forest types
0
12
23
2
2
2
Non-stocked
6
13
19
1
1
1
TOTAL
722
835
947
23
23
23
 
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
10.4
10.0
9.7
-0.07
-0.07
-0.07
Spruce-fir
0.0
0.1
0.3
0.03
0.03
0.03
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
1.9
2.8
0.21
0.18
0.19
Oak-pine
4.0
3.6
3.1
-0.09
-0.09
-0.09
Oak-hickory
5.3
6.0
6.6
0.12
0.12
0.12
Oak-gum-cypress
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.00
0.01
0.01
Elm-ash-cottonwood
26.2
22.7
18.9
-0.70
-0.75
-0.73
Maple-beech-birch
1.4
10.2
18.4
1.76
1.65
1.71
Aspen-birch
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
Other forest types
1.6
2.4
3.2
0.17
0.16
0.16
Non-stocked
0.3
0.6
0.9
0.06
0.06
0.06
TOTAL
50.1
57.5
64.0
1.48
1.30
1.39
 
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
12.7
15.7
18.6
0.59
0.59
0.59
Forest floor and coarse woody debris
4.4
5.4
6.0
0.19
0.11
0.15
Soils
24.3
27.2
30.1
0.59
0.57
0.58
Wood products and landfills
8.6
9.2
9.4
0.12
0.04
0.08
TOTAL
50.1
57.5
64.0
1.48
1.30
1.39
 
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
2.2
2.5
2.8
0.06
0.06
0.06
Other Public
3.6
4.7
5.8
0.22
0.22
0.22
Forest Industry
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
Other Private
44.3
50.3
55.4
1.20
1.02
1.11
TOTAL
50.1
57.5
64.0
1.48
1.30
1.39
 
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
0.2
0.7
0.03
0.11
0.07
Forest floor and coarse woody debris
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
Soils
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
Wood products and landfills
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.01
0.00
0.01
TOTAL
0.0
0.2
0.7
0.04
0.11
0.07

 


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