The ecology and silviculture of oaks /

• Main Authors: Johnson, Paul S., (Author), Shifley, Stephen R., (Author), Rogers, Robert, 1941- (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2002.
• Subjects: Oak > United States.; Oak > Ecology > United States.; Forests and Forest Trees (Biology and Ecology); Silviculture and Forest Management.; Plant Ecology.; Quercus.; Artificial regeneration.; Forest ecology.; Forests.; Geographical distribution.; Growth.; Productivity.; Silviculture.; Stand development.; Yields.; Electronic books.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 503 pages) : illustrations, maps, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This book contains 10 chapters divided into 3 sections. The first section consists 3 chapters on the ecological characteristics and distribution of oak species and the various kinds of oak forests in the USA. The next 2 chapters on regeneration ecology provide the critical interference between oak ecology and silviculture. The second section comprises 3 chapters covering site productivity and stand development. The third section comprises 4 chapters on silvicultural methods and the growth and yield of oak forests.