The ecology and silviculture of oaks /
Johnson, Paul S.,
The ecology and silviculture of oaks / Paul S. Johnson, Stephen R. Shifley, Robert Rogers, Daniel C. Dey and John M. Kabrick. - 3rd edition. - 1 online resource (xiv, 612 pages, 16 pages of plates) : illustrations, maps, charts
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Oak-dominated ecosystems -- Regeneration ecology I : Flowering, fruiting and reproduction characteristics -- Regeneration ecology II : Population dynamics -- Site quality and productivity -- Development of natural stands -- Self-thinning and stand density -- Fire and oak forests -- Even-aged silvicultural methods -- Uneven-aged silvicultural methods -- Artificial regeneration -- Managing forest health -- Silvicultural methods for oak savannahs and woodlands -- Silvicultural methods for selected ecosystem services -- Managing oak forests in a changing climate -- Growth and yield.
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This book contains is the third edition and is a reorganization and expansion of earlier editions. It contains 15 chapters from the earlier 10. The new chapters emphasize topics previously given briefer treatment. Expanded topics include artificial regeneration, fire effects and prescribed burning, silvicultural methods for woodlands and savannas, forest health, and managing oaks in a changing climate.
9781780647739 9781780647746
Oak--United States.
Oak--Ecology--United States.
Artificial regeneration.
Climate change.
Controlled burning.
Fire behaviour.
Fire effects.
Fire management.
Forest ecology.
Forest fires.
Forest health.
Forest management.
Forests.
Grasslands.
Savannas.
Silvicultural systems.
Silviculture.
Woodlands.
SD397.O12 / J64 2019eb
634.9/721
The ecology and silviculture of oaks / Paul S. Johnson, Stephen R. Shifley, Robert Rogers, Daniel C. Dey and John M. Kabrick. - 3rd edition. - 1 online resource (xiv, 612 pages, 16 pages of plates) : illustrations, maps, charts
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Oak-dominated ecosystems -- Regeneration ecology I : Flowering, fruiting and reproduction characteristics -- Regeneration ecology II : Population dynamics -- Site quality and productivity -- Development of natural stands -- Self-thinning and stand density -- Fire and oak forests -- Even-aged silvicultural methods -- Uneven-aged silvicultural methods -- Artificial regeneration -- Managing forest health -- Silvicultural methods for oak savannahs and woodlands -- Silvicultural methods for selected ecosystem services -- Managing oak forests in a changing climate -- Growth and yield.
Access limited to subscribing institution.
This book contains is the third edition and is a reorganization and expansion of earlier editions. It contains 15 chapters from the earlier 10. The new chapters emphasize topics previously given briefer treatment. Expanded topics include artificial regeneration, fire effects and prescribed burning, silvicultural methods for woodlands and savannas, forest health, and managing oaks in a changing climate.
9781780647739 9781780647746
Oak--United States.
Oak--Ecology--United States.
Artificial regeneration.
Climate change.
Controlled burning.
Fire behaviour.
Fire effects.
Fire management.
Forest ecology.
Forest fires.
Forest health.
Forest management.
Forests.
Grasslands.
Savannas.
Silvicultural systems.
Silviculture.
Woodlands.
SD397.O12 / J64 2019eb
634.9/721