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The timber resource plays significant roles in the economy and culture of the Highlands. These roles have changed over the years in response to changes in the timber resource itself, in the market demand for wood products, and in societal values. For example, the harvest of large diameter pine sawtimber played a dominant role in the timber industry of the early years of this century. Today, the increasing role of small diameter hardwoods for export markets is the subject of much public controversy. This chapter describes the timber market through a discussion of the prices and production of various wood products and the factors that influence supply and demand. In addition, a model of timber supply provides projections of future inventory, growth, and harvest in the Highlands, within the context of the southwide timber markets for hardwoods and softwoods. (The term southwide as used here means including or affecting all the Southern States of the United States.)
Fiscal Year: fy00 ·
Problem Area: pa98-3 ·
Theme: cctrgnas ·
Source: resunit
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Abt, K. L., J. L. Greene, and R. C. Abt. 1999. Chapter 6 - Timber Resources [in Ozark-Ouachita Highlands Assessment Report 4 - Social and Economic Conditions]. General Technical Report(SRS-34):167-209. USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station,Asheville, NC.
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