Forest statistics for Central Mississippi counties - 1987

Abstract

The 1987 survey of the 14 counties in the Central Mississippi unit indicated the following changes since the previous survey in 1977:Timberland area, now covering 4,097.0 thousand acres, has increased 6 percent.Forest industry-owned timberland increased 112.5 thousand acres or 13 percent.Pine forest types decreased by 11 percent.Oak-pine and oak-hickory forest types increased by 12 and 41 percent respectively.Sapling-seedling stands increased 29 percent; poletimber stands decreased 15 percent; sawtimber stands increased 4 percent.Planted area increased 275.6 thousand acres, a 90 percent increase.Softwood growing-stock volume decreased 2 percent; softwood sawtimber volume increased 12 percent.Hardwood growing-stock volume increased 20 percent; hardwood sawtimber volume increased 29 percent.Net growth of softwood growing stock decreased 21 percent.Net growth of hardwood growing stock increased by 22 percent.Removals of growing stock increased 34 percent. Softwood removals increased 36 percent; softwood removals now exceed growth. Hardwood removals increased by 31 percent.Mortality of growing stock increased 87 percent.

Citation

Kelly, John F.; Dee Hines, F. 1987. Forest statistics for Central Mississippi counties - 1987. Resour. Bull. SO-127. New Orleans, Louisiana: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 38 p.