Reaching a forest land per capita milestone in the United States |
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Authors: | C W Woodall P D Miles |
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Institution: | (1) USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Forest Inventory and Analysis Program, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA |
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Abstract: | During April 2007, forest land per capita in the United States dropped below 1 ha. This is the result of a rather static area
of forest land in the United States for the past 100 years combined with population growth. The US now joins the ranks of
most countries (77%) having forest land per capita below 1 ha. The combination of an increasing human population with stable
or increasing per capita natural resource utilization may place even more demand on resources derived from forest land in
the future. The forest land per capita should be expected to continue its downward trend unless substantive demographic, resource
utilization, and land-use changes occur. |
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Keywords: | Forest land area Sustainability Population growth United States |
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