Forest resource trends and current conditions in the lower Mississippi Valley

Victor A. Rudis; Richard Birdsey

doi:10.2737/SO-RB-116

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Forest resource trends and current conditions in the lower Mississippi Valley

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Victor A. Rudis, Richard Birdsey

Year:

1986

Type:

Resource Bulletin

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/SO-RB-116

Source:

Resour. Bull. SO-116. New Orleans, Louisiana: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 14 p.

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Abstract

A summary of component trends in the forest of lower Mississippi River Valley suggests bottomland hardwood acreage is declining by 190 acres per day and is shifting toward maturity in species and stand structure. Private landowners continue to control the remaining forests, despite recent acquisition by public agencies.

Keywords

timberland, bottomland hardwoods, stand structure, species composition, cull occupancy

Citation

Rudis, Victor A.; Birdsey, Richard A. 1986. Forest resource trends and current conditions in the lower Mississippi Valley. Resour. Bull. SO-116. New Orleans, Louisiana: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 14 p.