Status of bottomland forests in the Albemarle Sound of North Carolina and Virginia, 1984-2012

Jean H. Lorber; Anita K. Rose

doi:10.2737/SRS-RP-54

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Status of bottomland forests in the Albemarle Sound of North Carolina and Virginia, 1984-2012

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Authors:

Jean H. Lorber, Anita K. Rose

Year:

2015

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/SRS-RP-54

Source:

e-Res. Pap. SRS-54. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station.

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Abstract

The Albemarle Sound, a 6-million-acre watershed, contains some of the largest areas of bottomland hardwood habitat in the Eastern United States. Using close to 30 years of data from the Forest Inventory and Analysis Program, a study of the current status and trends in the Albemarle Sound’s bottomland forest system was conducted. In 2012, bottomlands totaled approximately 800,000 acres and were composed of mainly swamps/ bogs and floodplains. Swamps/bogs were dominated by tupelo (Nyssa) species and cypress (Taxodium distichum), while floodplains were dominated by tupelo, red maple (Acer rubrum), and a diverse mixture of hardwood species. Just over half of bottomland acreage was

Keywords

Bottomland hardwoods, FIA, forest inventory and analysis, growth, harvesting, removals

Citation

Lorber, Jean H.; Rose, Anita K. 2015. Status of bottomland forests in the Albemarle Sound of North Carolina and Virginia, 1984-2012. e-Res. Pap. SRS-54. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 12 p.