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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

Nevada 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
221
195
169
-5
-5
-5
Other forest land
8,413
8,742
9,071
66
66
66
Reserved timberland
294
491
688
39
39
39
TOTAL
8,928
9,428
9,928
100
100
100
 
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
Douglas-fir
19
19
19
0
0
0
Ponderosa pine
78
85
93
2
2
2
Western white pine
1
1
1
0
0
0
Fir-spruce
220
232
245
2
2
2
Hemlock-Sitka spruce
3
1
0
0
0
0
Larch
0
0
0
0
0
0
Lodgepole pine
28
22
16
-1
-1
-1
Redwood
0
0
0
0
0
0
Other Hardwoods
310
337
364
5
5
5
Other forest types
180
196
211
3
3
3
Pinyon-juniper
7,982
8,480
8,978
100
100
100
Chaparral
77
38
0
-8
-8
-8
Non-stocked
31
15
0
-3
-3
-3
Unused
0
0
0
0
0
0
TOTAL
8,928
9,428
9,928
100
100
100
 
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
Douglas-fir
1.1
0.9
0.7
-0.04
-0.04
-0.04
Ponderosa pine
5.8
2.9
-0.1
-0.59
-0.58
-0.59
Western white pine
0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.01
-0.01
-0.01
Fir-spruce
15.6
12.7
10.0
-0.60
-0.54
-0.57
Hemlock-Sitka spruce
0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.02
-0.02
-0.02
Larch
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
Lodgepole pine
1.9
0.4
-1.1
-0.30
-0.29
-0.29
Redwood
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
Other Hardwoods
20.2
19.7
19.4
-0.08
-0.06
-0.07
Other forest types
12.4
12.5
12.7
0.03
0.03
0.03
Pinyon-juniper
583.8
620.6
657.5
7.37
7.37
7.37
Chaparral
5.6
2.8
0.0
-0.56
-0.56
-0.56
Non-stocked
1.9
1.0
0.1
-0.18
-0.19
-0.18
Unused
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
TOTAL
648.5
673.7
699.2
5.03
5.11
5.07
 
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
148.2
157.1
165.9
1.77
1.77
1.77
Forest floor and coarse woody debris
226.1
239.3
252.5
2.63
2.65
2.64
Soils
274.1
277.3
280.7
0.63
0.68
0.65
Wood products and landfills
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.00
0.01
0.01
TOTAL
648.5
673.7
699.2
5.03
5.11
5.07
 
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
172.1
187.0
201.8
2.97
2.96
2.97
Other Public
422.6
451.3
480.1
5.73
5.77
5.75
Forest Industry
0.0
-3.4
-6.5
-0.67
-0.63
-0.65
Other Private
53.8
38.8
23.8
-3.00
-3.00
-3.00
TOTAL
648.5
673.7
699.2
5.03
5.11
5.07
 
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
2.5
0.09
0.42
0.25
Forest floor and coarse woody debris
0.0
-0.3
-0.6
-0.05
-0.07
-0.06
Soils
0.0
0.1
0.6
0.03
0.09
0.06
Wood products and landfills
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
TOTAL
0.0
0.4
2.6
0.07
0.44
0.26

 


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