The ecology and silviculture of oaks / Paul S. Johnson, Stephen R. Shifley, Robert Rogers, Daniel C. Dey and John M. Kabrick.
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TextPublisher: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2019Copyright date: �2019Edition: 3rd editionDescription: 1 online resource (xiv, 612 pages, 16 pages of plates) : illustrations, maps, chartsContent type: - text
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- online resource
- 9781780647739
- 9781780647746
- 634.9/721 23
- SD397.O12 J64 2019eb
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.
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.
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