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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

Rhode Island 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
368
362
356
-1
-1
-1
Other forest land
22
33
45
2
2
2
Reserved timberland
8
8
8
0
0
0
TOTAL
399
404
409
1
1
1
 
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
18
14
11
-1
-1
-1
Spruce-fir
0
0
0
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)
13
12
12
0
0
0
Oak-pine
25
31
36
1
1
1
Oak-hickory
262
267
271
1
1
1
Oak-gum-cypress
0
4
8
1
1
1
Elm-ash-cottonwood
55
42
29
-3
-3
-3
Maple-beech-birch
25
28
31
1
1
1
Aspen-birch
0
0
0
0
0
0
Other forest types
0
0
0
0
0
0
Non-stocked
0
6
12
1
1
1
TOTAL
399
404
409
1
1
1
 
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
1.8
1.2
0.7
-0.11
-0.11
-0.11
Spruce-fir
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
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
0.6
0.6
0.00
0.00
0.00
Oak-pine
1.4
1.8
2.1
0.07
0.07
0.07
Oak-hickory
19.9
20.2
20.4
0.06
0.06
0.06
Oak-gum-cypress
0.0
0.2
0.5
0.05
0.05
0.05
Elm-ash-cottonwood
2.9
2.2
1.5
-0.14
-0.14
-0.14
Maple-beech-birch
2.5
2.7
2.9
0.04
0.04
0.04
Aspen-birch
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
Other forest types
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
Non-stocked
1.4
1.9
2.4
0.10
0.10
0.10
TOTAL
30.6
30.9
31.1
0.06
0.05
0.05
 
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
8.4
8.4
8.5
0.01
0.01
0.01
Forest floor and coarse woody debris
2.8
2.9
3.0
0.02
0.03
0.02
Soils
18.0
18.0
18.1
0.01
0.01
0.01
Wood products and landfills
1.4
1.5
1.5
0.02
0.01
0.01
TOTAL
30.6
30.9
31.1
0.06
0.05
0.05
 
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
7.8
7.4
7.0
-0.08
-0.08
-0.08
Forest Industry
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
Other Private
22.8
23.5
24.2
0.14
0.13
0.13
TOTAL
30.6
30.9
31.1
0.06
0.05
0.05
 
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
-0.1
-0.1
-0.01
-0.01
-0.01
Forest floor and coarse woody debris
0.0
0.0
-0.1
-0.01
-0.01
-0.01
Soils
0.0
-0.2
-0.3
-0.03
-0.03
-0.03
Wood products and landfills
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.00
0.01
0.00
TOTAL
0.0
-0.3
-0.5
-0.05
-0.04
-0.05

 


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