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Timberland "erosion": Urbanization and the loss of timberland
| Author: |
DeForest, C.E.; Harris, T.G., Jr.; Cubbage, F.W.; Carlton, S.C. |
| Date: |
1990 |
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In: Proceedings of the Society of American Foresters Nationnal Convention; 1990 July 29-August 1; Washington, DC |
| Abstract: |
Forest surveys overstate available timber supplies because much urban and suburban land meets the USFS technical criteria for, and is classified as, timberland. In Georgia, 17% of the 1989 timberland acreage falls in metropolitan (MSA) counties, representing 22$ of the state's standing sawtimber. Amore expansive category of "exurban counties" within commuting distance of urban areas represents 48$ of the state's timberland and 51% of its sawtimber. Yet as "ordinary timberland" becomes "real estate," landowners are unlikely to manage for timber production, and even less likely to replant it after harvest. Urban sprawl effectively "erodes" the available timberland base at the urban/rural interface. |
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