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The ecology and silviculture of oaks / Paul S. Johnson and Stephen R. Shifley and Robert Rogers.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Johnson, Paul S.
Contributor:
Shifley, Stephen R.
Rogers, Robert, 1941-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Oak--United States.
Oak.
Oak--Ecology--United States.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xiii, 503 pages) : illustrations, maps
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Wallingford, Oxon ; New York : CABI, c2002.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
The current trend in managing forests and forested landscapes is away from a narrow focus on sustaining timber and other commodity outputs and toward a broader philosophy of sustaining desired ecosystems. This book is a source of ideas on how to think about oak forests as responsive ecosystems.
Contents:
Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Oak-dominated Ecosystems; 2 Regeneration Ecology I: Flowering, Fruiting and Reproduction Characteristics; 3 Regeneration Ecology II: Population Dynamics; 4 Site Productivity; 5 Development of Natural Stands; 6 Self-thinning and Stand Density; 7 Even-aged Silvicultural Methods; 8 Uneven-aged Silvicultural Methods; 9 Silvicultural Methods For Multi-resource Management; 10 Growth and Yield; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Appendix 4; Appendix 5; Appendix 6; Appendix 7; Index
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1-280-82968-0
9786610829682
0-85199-855-0
OCLC:
437181659

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