Title: Missouri's forest resource, 1989: an analysis.

Author: Spencer, John S. Jr.; Roussopoulos, Sue M.; Messengale, Robert A.

Year: 1992

Publication: Resource Bulletin NC-139. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

Abstract: In 1989 the fourth Missouri forest inventory found 14.0 million acres of forest land, of which 13.4 million acres (96%) is timberland. Growing-stock volume increased from 6.5 to 9.0 billion cubic feet between 1972 and 1989. Analysis and statistics on forest area, timber volume, growth, removals, mortality, and projections are presented.