Economic Analysis of the Potential Impact Of The Climate Change On the Recreational Trout Fishing In The Southern Appalachian Mountains: An Application Of a Nested Multinomial Logit Model.
Global Warming due to the enhanced greenhouse effect through human activities has become a major public policy issue in recent years. The present study focuses on the potential economic impact of climate change on recreational trout fishing in the Southern Appalachian Mountains of North California. Significant Reductions in trout habitat and/or populations are anticipated under global warning since the study area is on the extreme margins of trout habitat of the eastern U.S. The purpose of this study is to estimate the potential welfare loss of trout angler's fishing choice behavior. The estimated median welfare loss ranged from $5.63 to $53.18 per angler per single occasion under the various diminished trout habitat and/or population scenarios.

Southern Forest Resource Assessment Using The Sub regional Timber Supply (SRTS) Model.
This Paper describes a modeling system that uses a standard empirical framework employed applied to sub regional inventory data in the south. Model results indicate significant within-region variation in supply responses across owners and regions. Projections of southern timber markets indicate that results are sensitive to : 1) estimates of current harvest; 2) Conversion of natural stands to plantations; and 3) growth rates associated with plantations. Given projected increases in demand, intensive pine management could ameliorate real price increases. For hardwoods, uncertainty about the viability of intensive management or imports makes supply response projections less conclusive.

Forest Ecology and Management

1.Regional Hydrologic Response of Loblolly Pine to Air Temperature And Precipitation Changes.

2.Potential Climate Change Effects on Loblolly Pine Forest Productivity and Drainage across the Southern United States.