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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

South Dakota 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
1,447
1,467
1,487
4
4
4
Other forest land
220
171
123
-10
-10
-10
Reserved timberland
23
22
22
0
0
0
TOTAL
1,690
1,661
1,632
-6
-6
-6
 
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
1,370
1,286
1,202
-17
-17
-17
Spruce-fir
17
20
23
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)
0
4
8
1
1
1
Oak-pine
0
3
6
1
1
1
Oak-hickory
45
61
76
3
3
3
Oak-gum-cypress
0
0
0
0
0
0
Elm-ash-cottonwood
114
87
61
-5
-5
-5
Maple-beech-birch
13
49
86
7
7
7
Aspen-birch
42
32
23
-2
-2
-2
Other forest types
32
47
61
3
3
3
Non-stocked
57
71
85
3
3
3
TOTAL
1,690
1,661
1,632
-6
-6
-6
 
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
100.8
93.9
86.6
-1.37
-1.48
-1.42
Spruce-fir
1.7
1.8
1.7
0.01
-0.01
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)
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.04
0.04
0.04
Oak-pine
0.0
0.1
0.3
0.03
0.03
0.03
Oak-hickory
2.7
3.4
4.1
0.14
0.15
0.14
Oak-gum-cypress
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
Elm-ash-cottonwood
7.8
6.7
5.3
-0.22
-0.28
-0.25
Maple-beech-birch
0.8
3.9
7.2
0.61
0.66
0.64
Aspen-birch
3.5
2.7
1.7
-0.17
-0.19
-0.18
Other forest types
2.2
3.4
4.7
0.25
0.26
0.25
Non-stocked
3.5
4.7
5.7
0.23
0.21
0.22
TOTAL
123.0
120.7
117.8
-0.45
-0.59
-0.52
 
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
33.3
30.6
27.9
-0.55
-0.55
-0.55
Forest floor and coarse woody debris
23.3
22.7
22.0
-0.14
-0.14
-0.14
Soils
60.8
61.0
61.3
0.05
0.05
0.05
Wood products and landfills
5.5
6.4
6.6
0.17
0.04
0.11
TOTAL
123.0
120.7
117.8
-0.45
-0.59
-0.52
 
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
73.8
72.9
71.8
-0.18
-0.21
-0.20
Other Public
6.9
6.2
5.6
-0.13
-0.13
-0.13
Forest Industry
1.2
0.8
0.5
-0.07
-0.08
-0.07
Other Private
41.2
40.8
39.9
-0.07
-0.17
-0.12
TOTAL
123.0
120.7
117.8
-0.45
-0.59
-0.52
 
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
-0.4
-0.05
-0.04
-0.04
Forest floor and coarse woody debris
0.0
-0.2
-0.4
-0.04
-0.04
-0.04
Soils
0.0
-0.3
-0.5
-0.05
-0.05
-0.05
Wood products and landfills
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.01
0.01
0.01
TOTAL
0.0
-0.7
-1.3
-0.13
-0.12
-0.13

 


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