Table 4.6—Simulated effects of selected futures on forage, wildlife, fish, and water, by region in the South, selected years 1985—2030—Continued 
(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—range Million tons 
Southeast 
1985 12.2 12.1 22 12.2 12.2 
1990 11.4 11.4 11.4 11.4 11.4 
2000 11.1 11.0 11.1 11.1 11.1 
2010 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9 
2020 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.7 
2030 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 
South Central 
1985 14.5 14.4 14.5 14.5 14.5 
1990 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.2 
2000 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 
2010 13.9 13.9 13.9 13.9 13.9 
2020 13.6 13.6 13.6 13.6 13.6 
2030 13.2 13.3 iB2 13.2 13.2 
White-tailed deer paar ees ee ee ee _Numberiper:squaremile 
Southeast 
1985 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 
1990 16.8 16.9 16.8 16.8 16.7 
2000 16.4 16.8 16.2 16.4 16.8 
2010 Sis 7/ 16.3 15.4 15.7 16.9 
2020 14.5 15.3 14.3 14.6 15.8 
2030 14.0 14.7 13.9 13.9 14.9 
South Central 
1985 17.7 17.7 17.6 17.7 17.7 
1990 17.0 17.1 17.0 17.0 16.9 
2000 16.7 16.8 16.7 16.7 16.7 
2010 16.3 16.3 16.2 16.3 16.1 
2020 15.0 14.9 14.9 15.0 15.0 
2030 14.5 14.2 14.7 14.5 14.4 
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