scholarly journals Frequently burned loblolly–shortleaf pine forest in the southeastern United States lacks the stability of longleaf pine forest

Ecosphere ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
George Matusick ◽  
Stephen J. Hudson ◽  
Caleb Z. Garrett ◽  
Lisa J. Samuelson ◽  
James D. Kent ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Longleaf Pine ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Pine Forest ◽  
Shortleaf Pine ◽  
The Stability

Price Premium Requirements for Growing Higher Quality Pine Sawtimber in Even-Aged Systems in the Southeastern United States

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arun Regmi ◽  
Donald L Grebner ◽  
John L Willis ◽  
Robert K Grala
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Price Premium ◽  
Primary Forest ◽  
Shortleaf Pine ◽  
Price Premiums ◽  
Optimal Rotation ◽  
Premium Price ◽  
Final Harvest

Abstract Intensive pine silviculture has become the dominant management paradigm in the southeastern United States. Although productivity has been substantially increased by the combination of cultural, silvicultural, and genetic advancements, wood quality is sometimes sacrificed in intensive silviculture. Extending the optimal rotation allows trees to grow more timber, which may result in the production of better quality sawtimber; however, landowners may require incentives to do so. We simulated loblolly, slash, shortleaf, and longleaf pine for growth and yield using the Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) to determine sawtimber price premiums landowners would require to offset the costs associated with delaying the final harvest by 10 to 30 years in even-aged systems. Required incentives increased with the length of harvesting delay beyond the financially optimal rotation age. On medium productivity sites, landowners would be willing to delay the final harvest by 10 years for sawtimber price premiums of $5.06/ton (20.47%) for loblolly, $5.34/ton (21.6%) for slash, $4.56/ton (18.45%) for longleaf, and $6.71/ton (27.14%) shortleaf pine, respectively. Harvest delays of 10 to 20 years were financially justifiable, whereas extensions exceeding 30 years were prohibitively costly for all species. Delaying the optimal harvest could benefit landowners by generating a premium price for their sawtimber while providing important ecosystem services. Study Implications The study findings will provide a baseline resource for forest landowners and managers who are interested in growing higher-quality and larger-diameter pine sawtimber to longer rotation ages to obtain a premium price. The results will also be helpful to primary forest product industries (e.g., sawmills) who prefer high-quality pine sawtimber and are considering offering a price premium for higher-quality pine sawtimber. Findings can be useful for those interested in managing forests for multiple benefits (e.g., timber production, wildlife hunting leases, carbon credits, and other ecosystem service incentives), as managing stands on longer rotations can provide the dual opportunities of receiving price premiums for higher-quality sawtimber while simultaneously generating revenue from nontimber benefits, which may help justify delaying the final harvest. Our findings can also help make policymakers and forest managers more aware of the minimum price premiums required to offset the revenue loss accrued by delaying the final harvest.

scholarly journals Transition from Fire-Dependent Open Forests: Alternative Ecosystem States in the Southeastern United States

Diversity ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 411
Author(s):  
Brice B. Hanberry
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Loblolly Pine ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Pinus Palustris ◽  
Pinus Elliottii ◽  
Fire Disturbance ◽  
Oak Forest ◽  
Pinus Echinata ◽  
Shortleaf Pine ◽  
Broadleaf Species

Land use and fire exclusion have influenced ecosystems worldwide, resulting in alternative ecosystem states. Here, I provide two examples from the southeastern United States of fire-dependent open pine and pine-oak forest loss and examine dynamics of the replacement forests, given continued long-term declines in foundation longleaf (Pinus palustris) and shortleaf (Pinus echinata) pines and recent increases in commercial loblolly (Pinus taeda) and slash (Pinus elliottii var. elliottii) pines. Shortleaf pine-oak forest historically may have been dominant on about 32 to 38 million ha, a provisional estimate based on historical composition of 75% of all trees, and has decreased to about 2.5 million ha currently; shortleaf pine now is 3% of all trees in the northern province. Longleaf pine forest decreased from about 30 million ha, totaling 75% of all trees, to 1.3 million ha and 3% of all trees in contemporary forests of the southern province. The initial transition from open pine ecosystems to closed forests, primarily comprised of broadleaf species, was countered by conversion to loblolly and slash pine plantations. Loblolly pine now accounts for 37% of all trees. Loss of fire-dependent ecosystems and their foundation tree species affect associated biodiversity, or the species that succeed under fire disturbance.

scholarly journals Operational Green Tree Retention and Land Cover Patterns in Intensively Managed Pine Forest Landscapes of the Southeastern United States

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (5) ◽  
pp. 564-576
Author(s):  
Michael C Parrish ◽  
Steve Demarais ◽  
T Bently Wigley ◽  
Sam K Riffell ◽  
Andrew W Ezell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Pine Forest ◽  
Tree Retention ◽  
Green Tree Retention ◽  
Intensively Managed
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