Ecology and Silviculture of Oaks.
Title:
Ecology and Silviculture of Oaks.
Author:
Johnson, P.S.
ISBN:
9780851998558
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (518 pages)
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.
Abstract:
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.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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