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The Potential of U.S. Forest Soils to Sequester Carbon and Mitigate the Greenhouse Effect

Chapter 2: Current and Historical Trends in Use, Management and Disturbance of United States Forest Lands
by Richard A. Birdsey & George M. Lewis

English units of measure
Users of these tables are kindly requested to cite their source:
Birdsey, Richard A.; Lewis, George M. 2002. Current and Historical Trends n Use, Management and Disturbance of United States Forest Lands. IN: Kimble, John et al. (eds.), The Potential of U.S. Forest Soils to Sequester Carbon and Mitigate the Greenhouse Effect. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. XXX p.

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1. Land area of the United States by land use/land cover class, 1987 and 1997

2. Area of forest land by forest class, conterminous U.S., 1907-1997

2a. Area of forest land by region & forest class, conterminous U.S., 1907-1997.

3. Area of forest land by region, conterminous U.S., 1907-1997

4. Gain of forest land (afforestation) by previous nonforest class, conterminous U.S., 1907-1997

4a. Gain of forest land by region & previous nonforest class, conterminous U.S., 1907-1997

5. Gain of forest land by region, conterminous U.S., 1907-1997

6. Loss of forest land by new nonforest class, conterminous U.S., 1907-1997

6a. Loss of forest and by region & new nonforest class, conterminous U.S., 1907-1997

7. Loss of forest land by region, conterminous U.S., 1907-1997

8. Area of grazed forests by region, 1945-1992

9. Area of forest land by region & owner, U.S., 1997

9a. Area of forest land of the U.S. by region & ownership class 1987-1997

9b. Area of forest land of the U.S. by forest class & ownership class, 1987-1997.

10. Area of forest land by forest type, Eastern & Western conterminous U. S., 1953-1997

11. Area of forest land by forest type & forest class, Alaska, 1997

12. Area of forested wetland in the conterminous U.S.,1986 and 1997

13. Area of old timberland in the Eastern U.S., By region and forest type, 1997

14. Area of old timberland in the Western U.S., By region & forest type, 1997

15. Average area of tree planting by region & ownership class, 1987-1997

16. Average area of timber stand improvement by region & ownership class, 1987-1997

17. Average area of forest land harvested annually, by method & region, 1980-1990

18. Average area of forest land damaged by wildfire, by region of the conterminous U.S., 1916-1997

18a. Average area of forest land damaged by wildfire, by region & state of conterminous U.S. 1916-1997

19. Average area affected by selected insects & diseases, by region of the Eastern U.S.,1986-1997

20. Average area affected by selected insects & diseases, by region of the Western U.S.,1986-1997

21. Area of urban land & average percent tree cover, by region, conterminous U.S. 2000

22. Area of forest land by forest class, Puerto Rico,1980-1990