Southern Research Station

Title: Predicting Biomass of Understory Stems in the Miississipi and Alabama Coastal Plains

Author: Franchi, B.L.; Savelle, I.W.; Watson, W.F.; Stokes, B.J.

Date: 1984

Source: MAFES Tech. Bulletin 124. Mississippi State, MS: Mississippi Agricultural & Forestry Experiment Station.

Description: Understory forest biomass is becoming an important source of industrial fuelwood. Up to 40 tons per acre of above-ground biomass may be present in the understory of Southern pine stands. The above-ground portion is the only portion of the tree that can be harvested economically for fuel.

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Franchi, B.L.; Savelle, I.W.; Watson, W.F.; Stokes, B.J.  1984.  Predicting Biomass of Understory Stems in the Miississipi and Alabama Coastal Plains.   MAFES Tech. Bulletin 124. Mississippi State, MS: Mississippi Agricultural & Forestry Experiment Station.