Timber Supply Fundamentals for Extension Forestry Professionals

Authors

• Thomas J. Straka, Clemson UniversityFollow

Volume

48

Issue

4

Abstract

Timber supply is a term forestry professionals often misuse. It is not the same as timber availability. Competing uses for timber, like bioenergy and carbon credits, make a proper definition important. Timber supply has three subsets: biological potential and physical and economic timber supplies. Plus, there is a temporal aspect that creates a relationship between stock and short-run and long-run timber supplies. A change in stock supply automatically triggers a long-run timber supply response in the opposite direction. Timber supply is a complex issue, and this discussion may help Extension professionals educate landowners and avoid mistakes when using the term.

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Recommended Citation

Straka, T. J. (2010). Timber Supply Fundamentals for Extension Forestry Professionals. Journal of Extension, 48(4), Article 30. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.48.04.30