Florida harvest and utilization study, 2008

James Bentley; Tony Johnson

doi:10.2737/SRS-RB-162

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Florida harvest and utilization study, 2008

Informally Refereed

Authors:

James Bentley, Tony Johnson

Year:

2009

Type:

Resource Bulletin

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/SRS-RB-162

Source:

Resour. Bull. SRS–162. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 27 p.

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Abstract

In 2008, a harvest and utilization study was conducted on 82 operationsthroughout Florida. There were 2,114 total trees measured: 1,670 or79 percent were softwood, while 444 or 21 percent were hardwood. Resultsfrom this study showed that 85 percent of the total softwood volumemeasured was utilized for a product, and 15 percent was left as loggingresidue. Seventy-four percent of the total hardwood volume measured wasutilized for a product, while 26 percent was left as logging residue.

Citation

Bentley, James W.; Johnson, Tony G. 2009. Florida harvest and utilization study, 2008. Resour. Bull. SRS–162. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 27 p.