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Hurricanes and Air Pollution

This research has been a continuing interest of the Unit, funded by a mix of internal and external funds.

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Hurricanes

• Prestemon, J.P. and Holmes, T.P. 2004. Market dynamics and optimal timber salvage after a natural catastrophe. Forest Science 50:495-511.
• Prestemon, J.P.; Pye, J.M. and Holmes, T.P. 2001. Timber economics of natural catastrophes. Pages 132-141. In: M. Pelkki (ed.) Proceedings of the 2000 Southern Forest Economics Workshop. Lexington, KY.
• Prestemon, J.P. and Holmes, T.P. 2000. Timber price dynamics following a natural catastrophe. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 82:145-160.
• Prestemon, J.P. and Holmes, T.P. 1998. Effects of Hurricane Hugo on South Carolina timber prices. Pages 93-100 In: R.A. Kluender, M.M. Corrigan, and N.B. Smith (eds.). Proceedings of the 1997 Southern Forest Economics Workshop. The School of Forest Resources, University of Arkansas, Monticello, AR.

Air pollution

• Holmes, T.P. 1992. Economic welfare impacts of air pollution damage to forests in the southern United States. Pages 19-26 In: de Steiguer, J.E. (ed.). The Economic Impact of Air Pollution on Timber Markets: Studies from North America and Europe. General Technical Report SE-75. Asheville, NC:U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station.48 p.
• Pye, J.M. 1988. Impact of ozone on the growth and yield of trees:  A review. Journal of Environmental Quality 17:347-360.

Climate change

• Wong, G.Y.; Alavalapti, J. and Moulton, R.J. 2002. Assessing the economic approaches to climate-forest policies: a critical survey. World Resource Review 14(4):501-519.
• Murray, B.C.; Abt, R.C.; Wear, D.N.; Parks, P.J. and Hardie, I.W. 2001. Land allocation in the Southeastern U.S. in response to climate change impacts on forestry and agriculture. World Resource Review 13(2):239-251.
• Ahn, S.; de Steiguer, J.E.; Palmquist, R.B. and Holmes, T.P. 2000. Economic analysis of the potential impact of climate change on recreational trout fishing in the Southern Appalachian Mountains: an application of a nested multinomial logit model. Climate Change 45:493-509.
• Moulton, R.J. 1999. Forestry in U.S. climate change action plans: from the Arch to Kyoto. Pages 204-207 In: K.L. Abt and R.C. Abt (eds.). Proceedings of the 1998 Southern Forest Economics Workshop. Southern Research Station, Research Triangle Park, NC.
• Wear, D.N. 1998. Economics and global climate change. In: R.A. Mickler and S. Fox (Eds.). The productivity and sustainability of southern forest ecosystems in a changing environment. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag New York, Inc.
• Moulton, R.J. and Kelly, J.F. 1997. The physical risks of reforestation as a strategy to offset global climate change. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology 27(Special):S245-S257.

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