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Description:Oak Forest Ecosystems focuses on the relationship between an oak forest's acorn yield and species of wildlife that depend on it. It begins by treating factors such as oak distribution, forest fires, tree diseases and pests, dynamics of acorn production, and acorn dispersal by birds and mammals. Special consideration is given to the phenomenon of masting -- whereby oaks in a given area will produce huge crops of acorns at irregular intervals -- a key component for wildlife researchers and managers in understanding patterns of scarcity and abundance in the creatures that feed on this crop. Relationships between oaks and animals such as mice, squirrels, turkeys, deer, and bear are discussed, as are the differences between eastern, southern Appalachian, southwestern, and California oak forests. Contributors: Marc D. Abrams, Pennsylvania State University ? Patrick H. Brose, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service ? John P. Buonaccorsi, University of Massachusetts ? Daniel Dey, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service ? Joseph S. Elkinton, University of Massachusetts ? George A. Feldhamer, Southern Illinois University ? Peter F. Folliott, University of Arizona ? Lee E. Frelich, University of Minnesota ? Cathryn H. Greenberg, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service ? William M. Healy, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service ? Roy L. Kirkpatrick, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ? Johannes M. H. Knops, University of Nebraska ? Walter D. Koenig, University of California ? Nelson W. Lafon, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries ? Andrew M. Liebhold, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service ? William J. McShea, National Zoological ParkConservation and Research Center ? William H. McWilliams, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service ? Gary W. Norman, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries ? Steven W. Oak, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service ? Renee A. O'Brien, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service ? Richard S. Ostfeld, Institute of Ecosystem Studies ? Bernard R. Parresol, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service ? Peter J. Perkins, University of New Hampshire ? Gordon C. Reese, Colorado State University ? Peter B. Reich, University of Minnesota ? Peter D. Smallwood, University of Richmond ? Christopher C. Smith, Kansas State University ? Richard B. Standiford, University of California--Berkeley ? Martin A. Stapanian, Ohio Cooperative Wildlife Unit ? Michael A. Steele, Wilkes University ? David Steffen, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries ? David H. Van Lear, Clemson University ? Michael R. Vaughan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ? Karen L. Waddell, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest ServiceWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Oak Forest Ecosystems: Ecology and Management for Wildlife. To get started finding Oak Forest Ecosystems: Ecology and Management for Wildlife, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 448

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

Release: 2003

ISBN: 0801877989

Description: Oak Forest Ecosystems focuses on the relationship between an oak forest's acorn yield and species of wildlife that depend on it. It begins by treating factors such as oak distribution, forest fires, tree diseases and pests, dynamics of acorn production, and acorn dispersal by birds and mammals. Special consideration is given to the phenomenon of masting -- whereby oaks in a given area will produce huge crops of acorns at irregular intervals -- a key component for wildlife researchers and managers in understanding patterns of scarcity and abundance in the creatures that feed on this crop. Relationships between oaks and animals such as mice, squirrels, turkeys, deer, and bear are discussed, as are the differences between eastern, southern Appalachian, southwestern, and California oak forests. Contributors: Marc D. Abrams, Pennsylvania State University ? Patrick H. Brose, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service ? John P. Buonaccorsi, University of Massachusetts ? Daniel Dey, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service ? Joseph S. Elkinton, University of Massachusetts ? George A. Feldhamer, Southern Illinois University ? Peter F. Folliott, University of Arizona ? Lee E. Frelich, University of Minnesota ? Cathryn H. Greenberg, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service ? William M. Healy, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service ? Roy L. Kirkpatrick, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ? Johannes M. H. Knops, University of Nebraska ? Walter D. Koenig, University of California ? Nelson W. Lafon, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries ? Andrew M. Liebhold, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service ? William J. McShea, National Zoological ParkConservation and Research Center ? William H. McWilliams, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service ? Gary W. Norman, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries ? Steven W. Oak, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service ? Renee A. O'Brien, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service ? Richard S. Ostfeld, Institute of Ecosystem Studies ? Bernard R. Parresol, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service ? Peter J. Perkins, University of New Hampshire ? Gordon C. Reese, Colorado State University ? Peter B. Reich, University of Minnesota ? Peter D. Smallwood, University of Richmond ? Christopher C. Smith, Kansas State University ? Richard B. Standiford, University of California--Berkeley ? Martin A. Stapanian, Ohio Cooperative Wildlife Unit ? Michael A. Steele, Wilkes University ? David Steffen, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries ? David H. Van Lear, Clemson University ? Michael R. Vaughan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ? Karen L. Waddell, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest ServiceWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Oak Forest Ecosystems: Ecology and Management for Wildlife. To get started finding Oak Forest Ecosystems: Ecology and Management for Wildlife, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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