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A forested tract-size profile of Florida's NIPF landowners
| Author: |
Thompson, Michael T. |
| Date: |
1999 |
| Periodical: |
Asheville, NC: USDA Forest Service; Southern Research Station; Research Paper SRS-15. 10 p. |
| Link: |
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/rp/rp_srs015.pdf
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| Abstract: |
Information gathered from 2,713 permanent Forest Inventory and
Analysis (FIA) sample plots showed that over 1.0 million acres, or 15
percent of the nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) timberland in Florida
is in forested tracts [ 10 acres. Forested tracts ranging from 11 to 100
acres accounted for the largest proportion of NIPF timberland. By
NIPF-ownership group, over 23 percent of other privately owned land
was in forested parcels < 11 acres, whereas the other corporate and
farmer-owned categories each recorded 6 percent. There was a higher
proportion of natural pine stands in small forested tracts than in
planted stands. Average softwood and hardwood growing-stock
volume varied significantly by forested tract-size category. There was
significantly more softwood growing-stock removals in the largest
tract-size category than in the smallest. Comparisons of harvest and
regeneration rates by forested tract size indicate that harvest and
regeneration rates are considerably lower in tracts < 11 acres. |
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