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Assessment Of Timber Resource Values In Arkansas, Richard A. Williams, Richard A. Kluender
Assessment Of Timber Resource Values In Arkansas, Richard A. Williams, Richard A. Kluender
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
The Arkansas forest lands have long been and will continue to be an important contributor to the state's economy. Today, Arkansas forests cover 52 percent of the land area (Hines and Vissage, 1988). These forests are classified by physiographic characteristics into four timber regions. The timber removed from forested lands provides direct and indirect employment for approximately 40,000 people within the Arkansas manufacturing sector (Kluender and Willett, 1989). This paper describes county and region level information, identifies standing timber volumes, net annual timber growth, net annual timber removals, and associated dollar values. Timber stand data are used to determine areas …
Vegetation Of Saratoga Landing Blackland Prairie, Thomas L. Foti
Vegetation Of Saratoga Landing Blackland Prairie, Thomas L. Foti
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
Saratoga Landing Blackland Prairie is a 75-ha site owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and managed cooperatively with the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission to protect its blackland prairie community and rare plant species. The site is a complex of prairies and forests, as interpreted from aerial photos and maps. It was substantially prairie at the time of settlement, and forest cover did not increase greatly until after 1951, apparently due to effective suppression of wildfires after that time. Plot sampling characterizes an individual prairie on the site as being dominated by a herbaceous canopy, but with a substantial …
Arkansas' Incendiary Wildfire Record: 1983-1987, Richard A. Kluender, L. C. Thompson, R. J. Mcfarland, D. M. Steigerwald
Arkansas' Incendiary Wildfire Record: 1983-1987, Richard A. Kluender, L. C. Thompson, R. J. Mcfarland, D. M. Steigerwald
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
All wildfire reports from lands protected by the Arkansas Forestry Commission for the calendar years 1983 through 1987 were studied. The number of wildfires steadily increased from 2,185 in 1983 to 4,150 in 1987, burning a total of 27,146 hectares in 1987. Incendiarism on forested lands in 1987 comprised 77% of the total fires and 84% of the area burned. Incendiarism was responsible for 40% of all fires and 60% of the area burned in 1983, but increased to 54% of all fires and 69% of the area burned in 1987. In 1987, 80% of all incendiary fires on industry …
Analysis Of Wildfire Occurrence In Southeastern Arkansas, 1984-1987, Richard A. Kluender, Lynne C. Thompson, G. W. Callahan
Analysis Of Wildfire Occurrence In Southeastern Arkansas, 1984-1987, Richard A. Kluender, Lynne C. Thompson, G. W. Callahan
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
Wildfire statistics for Arkansas Forestry Commission District I in southeastern Arkansas were analyzed for the period 1 984 through 1987. A mean of 313 fires and 1103 hectares burned annually during the study period. Most (87%) of the land burned was forested. The greatest number (90%) of wildfires occurred when fire-danger was moderate to high. Most fires were started (90%) and detected (51%) by local residents. Arson was responsible for the majority of fires (68%) and hectares burned (65%). A disproportionately high number (43%) of the incendiary fires occurred in Ashley County. Mean fire size was smaller in this county. …
Arkansas' Timber Resource: Yesterday, Today, And Tomorrow, Richard A. Kluender, R. L. Willett
Arkansas' Timber Resource: Yesterday, Today, And Tomorrow, Richard A. Kluender, R. L. Willett
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
Demand for forest products continues to rise. Arkansas provides about 4% of the U.S. total forest production and about 12% of the south central region production. Questions exist about the ability of current forest resources to completely meet anticipated future demand. In 1985, the U.S. Forest Service and the Arkansas Timber Study Committee began to analyze the existing forest base to determine whether future demand could be met from the current forest, or if not, what management changes were needed to help meet future demand. In 1985, Arkansas forests covered approximately 48% of the total land area of the state. …
Forestry On The Island Of Taiwan, Roc - The State Of The Art, James M. Guldin, Timothy T. Ku, R. Scott Beasley
Forestry On The Island Of Taiwan, Roc - The State Of The Art, James M. Guldin, Timothy T. Ku, R. Scott Beasley
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
The forests of Taiwan vary from lush subtropical vegetation to subalpine coniferous associations. Topography is exceedingly rugged, and stands border on the verge of silvicultural inoperability. In the 1950s and 1960s, the wood products industry in the Republic of China was of paramount importance; the production of high-quality sawtimber from old-growth cypress (Cupressaceae) stands provided the financial capital that built one of the most prosperous national economies in the modern world. In the 1980s, forestry in Taiwan is a curious blend of old methods and new technologies, as modern silvicultural practices are used to reforest cutover cypress stands, to harvest …
Forest Data Base For Arkansas, Richard A. Kluender, E. Wesley Mccoy
Forest Data Base For Arkansas, Richard A. Kluender, E. Wesley Mccoy
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
No abstract provided.
Some Observations On Mismanagement Of Grasslands And Woodlands, Orrin J. Henbest
Some Observations On Mismanagement Of Grasslands And Woodlands, Orrin J. Henbest
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
No abstract provided.