Managing Oak Forests in the Eastern United States
Managing Oak Forests in the Eastern United States

Author: Patrick D. Keyser

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2016-01-06

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 1498742882

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If you are responsible for oak management, Managing Oak Forests in the Eastern United States is for you. It is the definitive practical guide for anyone interested in improving stewardship of eastern oak forests. Organized into three sections, the first section, "Background and Biology: Setting the Stage," helps you establish a solid understanding

The Ecology and Silviculture of Oaks, 3rd Edition
The Ecology and Silviculture of Oaks, 3rd Edition

Author: Paul S Johnson

Publisher: CABI

Published: 2019-04-10

Total Pages: 645

ISBN-13: 1780647085

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The third edition of The Ecology and Silviculture of Oaks is an updated and expanded edition that explores oak forests as responsive ecosystems. New chapters emphasize the importance of fire in sustaining and managing oak forests, the effects of a changing climate, and advanced artificial regeneration techniques. This new edition expands on silvicultural methods for restoring and sustaining oak woodlands and savannahs, and on management of ecosystem services, including wildlife habitat. It also incorporates new material on evaluating landscape-scale, and cumulative effects of management action compared with inaction. Nine of the fifteen chapters cover updated information on the geographic distribution of US oaks, oak regeneration dynamics, site productivity, stocking and stand development, even- and uneven-aged silvicultural methods, and growth and yield. This edition includes a new section with colour illustrations for improved visualization of complex relationships. This book is intended for forest and wildlife managers, ecologists, silviculturists, environmentalists, and students of those fields.

Managing Oak Forests in the Eastern United States
Managing Oak Forests in the Eastern United States

Author: Patrick D. Keyser

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2016-01-06

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1498782620

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If you are responsible for oak management, Managing Oak Forests in the Eastern United States is for you. It is the definitive practical guide for anyone interested in improving stewardship of eastern oak forests. Organized into three sections, the first section, "Background and Biology: Setting the Stage," helps you establish a solid understanding

Eastern Forests
Eastern Forests

Author: Ann Sutton

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 668

ISBN-13:

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A FIELD GUIDE TO EASTERN FORESTS AND THE PLANT LIFE, INSECT LIFE, ANIMALS AND BIRDS THAT INHABIT THEM.

Tree by Tree
Tree by Tree

Author: Scott J. Meiners

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2023-09-15

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 1501771272

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Tree by Tree is a warning and a toolkit for the future of forest recovery. Scott J. Meiners investigates the critical biological threats endangering tree species native to the forests of eastern North America, providing a needed focus on this plight. Meiners suggests that if we are to save our forests, the first step is to recognize the threats in front of us. Meiners focuses on five familiar trees—the American elm, the American chestnut, the eastern hemlock, the white ash, and the sugar maple—and shares why they matter economically, ecologically, and culturally. From outbreaks of Dutch elm disease to infestations of emerald ash borers, Meiners highlights the challenges that have led or will lead to the disappearance of these trees from forests. In doing so, he shows us how diversity loss often disrupts intricately balanced ecosystems and how vital it is that we pay more attention to massive changes in forest composition. With practical steps for the conservation of native tree species, Tree by Tree offers the inspiration and insights we need to begin saving our forests.

The Fire-oak Literature of Eastern North America
The Fire-oak Literature of Eastern North America

Author: United States Department of Agriculture

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2015-06-26

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 9781508579632

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Guidelines for using prescribed fire to regenerate and restore upland oak forests, woodlands, and savannas in eastern North America were developed by synthesizing the results of more than 100 scientific publications. The first four chapters provide background information on the values of oak ecosystems, eastern fire history, oak's adaptations to fire, and the findings of fire-oak research conducted over the past 50 years. The final chapter synthesizes that background information into guidelines that explain how to use prescribed fire to facilitate oak seedling establishment, release oak reproduction from competing mesophytic hardwoods, and rehabilitate open oak woodlands, oak savannas, and scrub oak communities. A reference section is also provided for readers desiring to delve more deeply into the associations between periodic fire and oak forests, woodlands, and savannas.