Timberland resources of the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, 1987.

Willem W.S. van Hees; Frederic R. Larson

doi:10.2737/PNW-RB-180

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Timberland resources of the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, 1987.

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Authors:

Willem W.S. van Hees, Frederic R. Larson

Year:

1991

Type:

Resource Bulletin

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/PNW-RB-180

Source:

Res. Bull. PNW-RB-180. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 56 p

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Abstract

The 1987 inventory of the forest resources of the Kenai Peninsula was designed to assess the impact of the spruce beetle (Dendroctonus rufipennis (Kirby)) on the timberland component of the forest resource. Estimates of timberland area, volumes of timber, and growth and mortality of timber were developed. These estimates of timber resource quantities were also categorized by owner. Total timberland area was estimated at 482 thousand acres. Cubic volume on this timberland was estimated at 1,211,577 thousand cubic feet. Timber growth and mortality were estimated at 9,245 and 7,958 thousand cubic feet, respectively. Detailed tables provide additional breakdowns of inventory results.

Keywords

Forest surveys, timber resources (insect damage), statistics (forest), Alaska (Kenai Peninsula)

Citation

van Hees, Willem W.S.; Larson, Frederic R. 1991. Timberland resources of the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, 1987. Res. Bull. PNW-RB-180. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 56 p