%0 Research article
%T Population, economic welfare and holding size distribution of private forestland in Alabama, USA
%A Pan, Yi
%A Zhang, Yaoqi
%A Majumdar, Indrajit
%D 2009
%J Silva Fennica
%V 43
%N 1
%R doi:10.14214/sf.222
%U https://silvafennica.fi/article/222
%X This paper analyzes structural differences in holding size distribution  of private forestland at the county level in Alabama, USA. The following  categories are used to describe the timberland holding distribution:  mean holding size, Gini coefficient of timberland holdings, and share of  county timberland in holding sizes of fewer than 80 hectares and more  than 800 hectares. Regressions are conducted to explore the  socio-economic correlates of forestland holding size distribution.  Results indicate that population density, age structure, urban-rural  population structure, income structure and land tenure type are strongly  associated with the forest holding size distribution.