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 phemen 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 Illiis 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. Kps, 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 Park Conservation 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 Service
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-10
0801877474
ISBN-13
9780801877476
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96544579
Product Key Features
Format
Trade Paperback (US), Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Environment & Planning
Dimensions
Weight
659g
Height
229mm
Width
152mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Baltimore, Md
Spine
25mm
Edited by
William M. Healy, William J. Mcshea
Content Note
30, 30 Black & White Line Drawings
Author Biography
William J. McShea is a research scientist in the Conservation and Research Center at the Smithsonian Institution. William M. Healy is a research wildlife biologist at the Northeastern Forest Experiment Station of the USDA Forest Service.