Forest statistics for South Delta Louisiana Parishes

Forest resources of Louisiana

“…Individual unit reports were published prior to this report and may be consulted for more detailed regional statistics (Rosson and Bertelson 1985, Rosson and Bertelson 1986a, Rosson and Bertelson 1986b, Rosson and Bertelson 1986c, Rosson and Bertelson 1986d. In addition, parish statistics for the entire State have also been published (May and Bertelson 1986).…”

Forest statistics for South Delta Louisiana Parishes, 1991

“…-Average net annual growth and average annual removals of live softwood trees on timberland, SouthDelta Louisiana, 1984 and1991. …”

Diameter measurement in bald cypress

“…About 32% of the commercial forest land in Louisiana, or approximately 4.4 million acres ( 1.8 million ha), is classified as oak/gum/cypress type (Rosson et al, 1988 ). Cypress growing-stock is reported (May and Bertelson, 1986) to be 1463.0 million ft3 (41.4 million m3) with the majority ( 1198.1 million ft3; 33.9 million m3), concentrated in the South Delta region (Rosson and Bertelson, 1986). Cypress harvesting has averaged 4.7 million ft3 ( 133 100 m3) annually from 1974 to 1984 (Rosson et al, 1988).…”