The forests of Maine: 2003

William McWilliams; Brett J. Butler; Laurence E. Caldwell; Douglas M. Griffith; Michael Hoppus; Kenneth M. Laustsen; Andrew J. Lister; Tonya Lister; Jacob W. Metzler; Randall Morin; Steven A. Sader; Lucretia Stewart; James R. Steinman; Jim Westfall; David A. Williams; Andrew Whitman; Christopher W. W. Woodall; Christopher W. W. Woodall

doi:10.2737/NE-RB-164

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The forests of Maine: 2003

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Authors:

William McWilliams, Brett J. Butler, Laurence E. Caldwell, Douglas M. Griffith, Michael Hoppus, Kenneth M. Laustsen, Andrew J. Lister, Tonya Lister, Jacob W. Metzler, Randall Morin, Steven A. Sader, Lucretia Stewart, James R. Steinman, Jim Westfall, David A. Williams, Andrew Whitman, Christopher W. W. Woodall, Christopher W. W. Woodall

Year:

2005

Type:

Resource Bulletin

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NE-RB-164

Source:

Resour. Bull. NE-164. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. 188 p.

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Abstract

In 1999, the Maine Forest Service and USDA Forest Service's Forest Inventory and Analysis program implemented a new system for inventorying and monitoring Maine's forests. The effects of the spruce budworm epidemic continue to affect the composition, structure, and distribution of Maine's forested ecosystems. The area of forest land in Maine has remained stable since the 1970's. Although relatively small acreages of forest are converted to other land uses, these conversions often remove highly valued forests such as white pine. The total inventory volume of live trees increased slightly, indicating the beginning of a response of Maine's forest to the tremendous devastation from spruce budworm.

Keywords

forest composition, forest vitality, sustainability, timber volume, ingrowth

Citation

McWilliams, William H.; Butler, Brett J.; Caldwell, Laurence E.; Griffith, Douglas M.; Hoppus, Michael L.; Laustsen, Kenneth M.; Lister, Andrew J.; Lister, Tonya W.; Metzler, Jacob W.; Morin, Randall S.; Sader, Steven A.; Stewart, Lucretia B.; Steinman, James R.; Westfall, James, A.; Williams, David A.; Whitman, Andrew; Woodall, Christopher W. 2005. The forests of Maine: 2003. Resour. Bull. NE-164. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. 188 p.