1st Edition

The Economics of U.S. Nonindustrial Private Forests

By Pierre R. Crosson Copyright 1979
438 Pages
by Routledge

438 Pages
by Routledge

438 Pages
by Routledge

The nonindustrial private forests are a large and valuable national resource and the best possible understanding of their characteristics, capabilities, and potentials is useful for the formation of national policy on natural resources. In this title, originally published in 1979, Marion Clawson presents an informative description and analysis of the nonindustrial private forests of the United... Read more

Acknowledgements;  1. Summary and Conclusions  2. Introduction  3. Nonindustrial Private Forests in a National Setting  4. Problems and Relationships Common to Forests of All Ownerships  5. Statistical Characteristics of Nonindustrial Private Forest Owners  6. Forests as a Form of Land Use  7. Biological Productive Capacity of Nonindustrial Private Forests  8. Timber Stand or Inventory  9. Net Timber Growth  10. Timber Removals from Nonindustrial Private Forests  11. Timber Mortality in Nonindustrial Private Forests  12. Marketing and processing of Timber from Nonindustrial Private Forests  13. Managerial Problems of Growing, Harvesting, and Marketing Wood from Nonindustrial Private Forests  14. Nonwood Outputs of Nonindustrial Private Forests  15. Economic Timber Supply Potential of Nonindustrial Private Forests  16. Public Programs Affecting Nonindustrial Private Forests;   Appendix Tables

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Marion Clawson