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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824686703321

Autore

Johnson Paul S

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, Oxon ; ; New York, : CABI, c2002

ISBN

1-280-82968-0

9786610829682

0-85199-855-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 503 pages) : illustrations, maps

Altri autori (Persone)

ShifleyStephen R

RogersRobert <1941->

Disciplina

634.9/721/0973

Soggetti

Oak - United States

Oak - Ecology - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.