Forest statistics for east Texas counties - 1992

Miller, Patrick E.; Hartsell, Andrew J.

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“…First, data collected by Garner and Willis () were collected 18 years prior to our study. Habitat in these river basins has likely changed dramatically considering the increased rate of hardwood timber harvests and increased value of hardwood sawlogs and pulpwood in the region (Kelly et al , Miller and Hartsell , Bentley and Johnson , Texas Forest Service ). Second, our study area was geographically larger and did not focus on areas solely in and around the Neches River Basin and Big Thicket National Preserve, which consisted of higher suitability bottomland hardwood habitats.…”

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Using GIS-based, regional extent habitat suitability modeling to identify conservation priority areas: A case study of the Louisiana black bear in east Texas

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State and federal recovery plans mandate that priority areas for future population expansion be identified within the historical range of the Louisiana black bear (Ursus americanus luteolus). Despite the presence of potentially suitable habitat in east Texas and expanding populations in adjacent states, quantitative estimates of regional habitat suitability do not exist. We developed a regional extent habitat suitability index (HSI) model in a geographic information system (GIS) to evaluate year‐round habitat requirements for black bears in the 43,530‐km2 south black bear recovery zone in southeastern Texas. We measured hard and soft mast production, understory vegetation density, and tree den availability at 516 survey points in 38 habitat classes (82% of the total area in the south recovery zone). We developed geospatial models for summer food availability; fall food availability, diversity, and productivity; protection cover, tree den availability, distance to roads, and human development zones and calculated HSI scores per pixel in a continuous dataset. Habitat suitability scores ranged from 0.00 to 0.76 throughout southeastern Texas. Highly (<1%) and moderately (16%) suitable habitat existed in the region, although most area (84%) was classified as marginal or unsuitable habitat. We identified 4 recovery units comprising >20,700 ha (mean HSI = 0.5) capable of sustaining viable black bear populations. These units ranged from 62,844 ha to 124,808 ha in size and suitable habitat pixels within units ranged from 0.58 to 0.60 in mean HSI scores. Recovery unit scores were comparable to those previously reported for occupied bear range in the southeastern United States and acreages of suitable habitat exceeded those estimated to support existing Louisiana black bear populations. © 2013 The Wildlife Society.

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“…Some area and volume estimates in this bulletin may not match those published in "Forest statistics for East Texas counties-1992" (Miller and Hartsell 1992). This is because some minor corrections have been made to the data since release of that publication.…”

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“…Several publications about the sixth east Texas survey are already available: two forest survey unit reports others 1992a, 1992b), a county statistical report (Miller and Hartsell 1992), and a biomass report (Rosson 1993). Additionally, data are available on the FIA Web site http:// www.srsfia.usfs.msstate.edu.…”

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Forest resources of east Texas, 1992

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Forest statistics for east Texas counties - 1992

Abstract: Core tables are presented in response to the Southern Industrial Forestry Research Council's recommendations. These tables are identical among Forest Inventory and Analysis units in the eastern United States.

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Using GIS-based, regional extent habitat suitability modeling to identify conservation priority areas: A case study of the Louisiana black bear in east Texas

Using GIS-based, regional extent habitat suitability modeling to identify conservation priority areas: A case study of the Louisiana black bear in east Texas

Forest resources of east Texas, 1992

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