Summary 



It is evident from this brief 

 history that southern forests 

 are used for many purposes, 

 including production of 

 timber, livestock, wildlife, 

 recreational opportunities, 

 and water. Most research 

 investigations have related 

 primarily to single or limited 

 combinations of these uses, 

 although some work has 

 provided general concepts 

 for integrating timber and 

 related benefits (Boyce 

 1978). 



The hundreds of research 

 scientists working in the 

 South in recent decades 

 have produced thousands 

 of publications that provide 

 information on a wide 



spectrum of forestry activi- 

 ties from seed collection to 

 ultimate use of forest prod- 

 ucts and services. Research 

 findings have led to increas- 

 es in timber production and 

 greater efficiency in produc- 

 tion and use of timber 

 products; enhanced values 

 of forest and range re- 

 sources; and expanded 

 employment, income, and 

 nontimber uses throughout 

 the South. The new knowl- 

 edge and new technology 

 produced by forestry scien- 

 tists have unquestionably 

 been of major and lasting 

 benefit to the economy of 

 the South and to the Nation 

 as a whole. 



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