Southern Research Station

Title: Effects of site preparation on timber and non-timber values of loblolly pine plantations

Author: Gan, Jianbang; Kolison, Stephen H., Jr.; Miller, James H.; Hargrove, Tasha M.

Date: 1998

Source: Forest Ecology and Management. 107: 47-53.

Description: This study evaluated the timber and non-timber values of the forest stands generated by four site preparation methods tested in the Tuskegee National Forest 15 yr earlier. The timber values of the forest stands were assessed with the timber yields predicted by the SE TWIGS model. Non-timber benefits were evaluated through the Contingent Valuation Method. Two hundred residents randomly selected from three counties surrounding or near the National Forest were interviewed. The survey results indicate that the majority (62%) of the respondents felt that the National Forest should be managed for both timber and non-timber products. Of the four site preparation methods, the soil-active herbicide method was projected to produce the highest timber value. For non-timber benefits. the respondents preferred the forest stand without site preparation to those generated using chainsaw felling. soil-active herbicide, and tree injection methods. When both timber and non-timber values are considered, no site preparation is in general the best aliemative that seems to meet the desires of the various groups of citizens with different or even conflicting preferences over timber and non-timber products.

Keywords: Economic analysis, Contingent valuation, Multi-attribute assessment, National forest, Regeneration

View and Print this Publication (182 KB)

Pristine Version:  An uncaptured or "pristine" version of this publication is available. It has not been subjected to OCR (Optical Character Recognition) and therefore does not have any errors in the text. However it is a larger file size and some people may experience long download times. The "pristine" version of this publication is available here:

View and Print the PRISTINE copy of this Publication (688 KB)

Publication Notes: 

• We recommend that you also print this page and attach it to the printout of the article, to retain the full citation information.
• This article was written and prepared by U.S. Government employees on official time, and is therefore in the public domain.

 Get the latest version of the Adobe Acrobat reader or Acrobat Reader for Windows with Search and Accessibility

Citation

Gan, Jianbang; Kolison, Stephen H., Jr.; Miller, James H.; Hargrove, Tasha M.  1998.  Effects of site preparation on timber and non-timber values of loblolly pine plantations.   Forest Ecology and Management. 107: 47-53.