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Table 16.9--Change in area of timberland between 1989 and 1999 by State, previous and current forest management type, Southern United States^a

State and previous forest management type	Current forest management typeb
	Planted pine- oak pine	Natural pine	Natural oak-pine	Upland hardwood	Lowland hardwood	Non- stocked	Non- forest
	Thousand acres
Alabama
Planted pine/oak-pine	1,977	137	51	160	—	5	33
Natural pine	473	2,832	1,023	801	45	11	146
Natural oak-pine	265	604	1,592	1,157	28	—	116
Upland hardwood	621	207	1,011	5,116	115	6	196
Lowland hardwood	47	6	104	172	2,026	—	68
Nonstocked	12	5	—	—	6	5	—
Nonforest	644	224	134	245	50	16	—
All types	4,039	4,015	3,915	7,649	2,270	44	—
Arkansas
Planted pine/oak-pine	1,393	131	31	52	6	—	6
Natural pine	182	2,268	377	234	6	—	92
Natural oak-pine	86	628	1,595	422	6	—	62
Upland hardwood	350	109	556	5,979	179	7	309
Lowland hardwood	19	—	36	41	2,620	14	71
Nonstocked	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nonforest	174	102	173	400	201	12	—
All types	2,210	3,238	2,767	7,127	3,018	32	—
Florida
Planted pine/oak-pine	3,714	132	38	147	32	—	54
Natural pine	433	2,349	293	136	67	—	172
Natural oak-pine	61	199	522	117	104	—	63
Upland hardwood	252	10	174	1,474	12	—	149
Lowland hardwood	136	34	171	87	3,481	—	135
Nonstocked	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nonforest	299	80	20	53	25	—	—
All types	4,895	2,804	1,218	2,013	3,720	—	—
Georgia
Planted pine/oak-pine	4,669	165	72	125	59	—	61
Natural pine	617	3,785	811	471	158	—	330
Natural oak-pine	114	404	1,405	436	159	—	106
Upland hardwood	503	97	582	4,343	108	—	267
Lowland hardwood	129	30	236	65	3,354	—	72
Nonstocked	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nonforest	528	219	54	63	37	—	—
All types	6,560	4,700	3,159	5,503	3,875	—	—
Louisiana
Planted pine/oak-pine	1,446	88	29	82	—	11	19
Natural pine	362	2,104	487	402	6	16	90
Natural oak-pine	154	434	605	335	85	5	22
Upland hardwood	363	135	363	857	353	—	78
Lowland hardwood	28	—	67	310	3,985	5	143
Nonstocked	5	—	—	—	6	11	7
Nonforest	119	76	27	93	306	22	—
All types	2,478	2,838	1,578	2,079	4,741	70	—
Mississippi
Planted pine/oak-pine	1,897	104	69	186	5	13	37
Natural pine	299	1,902	455	504	22	—	82
Natural oak-pine	114	420	1,261	766	106	—	48
Upland hardwood	604	123	546	3,888	277	6	136
Lowland hardwood	18	—	70	92	3,031	13	36
Nonstocked	7	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nonforest	705	240	136	398	270	42	—
All types	3,645	2,788	2,537	5,834	3,711	73	—
North Carolina
Planted pine/oak-pine	1,600	17	9	29	2	—	20
Natural pine	252	3,583	513	218	96	—	170
Natural oak-pine	48	383	1,346	320	96	—	45
Upland hardwood	170	69	421	6,327	145	—	177
Lowland hardwood	99	10	86	258	2,312	—	59
Nonstocked	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nonforest	87	101	48	49	15	—	—
All types	2,257	4,163	2,422	7,202	2,666	—	—
Oklahoma
Planted pine/oak-pine	423	6	—	6	—	—	—
Natural pine	39	512	105	36	—	—	11
Natural oak-pine	—	94	386	66	—	—	6
Upland hardwood	103	6	102	2,218	34	—	50
Lowland hardwood	6	—	—	33	396	—	—
Nonstocked	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nonforest	—	6	12	232	74	—	—
All types	571	624	605	2,591	504	—	—
South Carolina
Planted pine/oak-pine	1,913	80	54	60	21	—	24
Natural pine	245	2,367	444	181	103	—	93
Natural oak-pine	76	269	770	200	99	—	36
Upland hardwood	176	24	304	1,960	95	—	118
Lowland hardwood	117	23	143	71	2,151	—	48
Nonstocked	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nonforest	286	126	47	30	21	—	—
All types	2,812	2,890	1,762	2,502	2,489	—	—
Tennessee
Planted pine/oak-pine	391	5	14	20	—	2	3
Natural pine	30	886	83	62	5	5	51
Natural oak-pine	26	28	1,250	166	3	3	81
Upland hardwood	57	9	71	9,193	28	39	360
Lowland hardwood	6	—	4	39	691	8	31
Nonstocked	—	—	—	—	—	6	—
Nonforest	43	82	110	448	123	32	—
All types	552	1,011	1,531	9,927	850	94	—
Texas
Planted pine/oak-pine	1,254	87	42	81	6	7	33
Natural pine	288	1,936	421	257	17	—	75
Natural oak-pine	169	299	1,000	424	42	—	39
Upland hardwood	405	98	408	1,940	237	6	202
Lowland hardwood	22	6	52	40	1,341	—	171
Nonstocked	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nonforest	118	106	92	386	163	29	—
All types	2,254	2,530	2,015	3,127	1,806	42	—
Virginia
Planted pine/oak-pine	1,275	18	—	55	—	—	11
Natural pine	115	1,617	227	134	4	—	83
Natural oak-pine	41	171	923	302	5	—	38
Upland hardwood	277	20	459	8,881	88	—	170
Lowland hardwood	8	3	3	73	524	—	31
Nonstocked	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nonforest	43	51	43	74	14	—	—
All types	1,758	1,880	1,656	9,518	635	—	—
All statesa
Planted pine/oak-pine	21,951	970	408	1,001	131	37	300
Natural pine	3,335	26,140	5,238	3,437	528	32	1,394
Natural oak-pine	1,154	3,933	12,653	4,710	732	8	660
Upland hardwood	3,881	908	4,997	52,176	1,671	63	2,210
Lowland hardwood	634	112	973	1,281	25,913	40	864
Nonstocked	30	5	—	—	11	22	7
Nonforest	3,046	1,412	895	2,470	1,299	153	—
All types	34,031	33,479	25,163	65,074	30,285	355	—

Numbers in columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell.

a Excludes Kentucky.

b Data are based on FIA surveys conducted between 1990 and 1999.

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