Timber resource of Missouri's Southwestern Ozarks, 1972.

Arnold J. Ostrom; Jerold T. Hahn

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Timber resource of Missouri's Southwestern Ozarks, 1972.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Arnold J. Ostrom, Jerold T. Hahn

Year:

1974

Type:

Resource Bulletin

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Resource Bulletin NC-21. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

The third timber inventory of Missouri's Southwestern Ozarks Forest Survey Unit shows a substantial decline in the volumes of both growing stock and sawtimber between 1959 and 1972. Commercial forest area also declined substantially during the same period. Presented are highlights and statistics on forest area and timber volume, growth, mortality, ownership, and use.

Keywords

timber volume, growth, utilization, forest areas

Citation

Ostrom, Arnold J.; Hahn, Jerold T. 1974. Timber resource of Missouri''s Southwestern Ozarks, 1972. Resource Bulletin NC-21. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station