Table 4.6—Simulated effects of selected futures on forage, wildlife, fish, and water, by region in the South, selected years 1985-2030 
(All projections at equilibrium levels) 
Increased 
management 
Natural Planted All intensity on 
High High Reduced regeneration pine Economic economic __ forest industry 
Improved — exports imports Reduced Reduced national on marginal on marginal opportunities opportunities timberlands in 
Base processing of timber of timber timberland — timber forest cropland cropland on private on private Douglas-fir 
Item and year projection! efficiency> products*  products* area? growth® harvest’ and pasture* and pasture’ timberlands!” lands!! region! 
Forage—timberland — Million tons 
Southeast 
1985 9.4 9.4 9.1 9.4 9.4 
1990 9.5 9.4 9.6 9.5 10.3 
2000 9.9 9.6 10.5 O90 11.7 
2010 OUT 9.3 10.7 9.6 12.0 
2020 9.2 8.9 10.8 9.2 11.1 
2030 9.0 8.5 10.9 9.0 10.4 
South Central 
1985 7.6 7.6 7.3 7.6 7.6 
1990 8.6 8.5 8.5 8.6 9.3 
2000 10.0 9.8 10.5 10.0 11.6 
2010 10.4 10.1 11.3 10.3 12.6 
2020 10.4 10.1 11.5 10.4 12.1 
2030 10.2 9.9 11.4 10.1 11.7 
Forage—pasture 
Southeast 
1985 32.8 32.5 32.8 32.8 32.8 
1990 32.8 32.6 32.8 32.8 32.8 
2000 32D 32.4 32.5 325 32.5 
2010 31.9 31.9 31.9 31.9 31.9 
2020 31.5 31.7 31.5 31,5 BAS 
2030 31.1 31.4 31.1 31.1 31.1 
South Central 
1985 49.8 49.6 49.8 49.8 49.8 
1990 48.3 48.4 48.3 48.3 48.3 
2000 45.6 46.0 45.6 45.6 45.6 
2010 42.8 43.5 42.8 42.8 42.8 
2020 40.4 41.5 40.4 40.4 40.4 
2030 38.9 40.3 38.9 38.9 38.9 
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