Mediterranean Oak Woodland Working Landscapes Dehesas of Spain and Ranchlands of California /

The oak tree was a boon companion as humans expanded their presence across much of the globe. While oak woodlands (Quercus spp.) come today in stunningly diverse forms, the stately dehesas of Spain and the dramatic oak-dominated ranchlands of California are working landscapes where cultivation and m...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Campos, Pablo (Editor ), Huntsinger, Lynn (Editor ), Oviedo, Jose Luis (Editor ), Starrs, Paul F. (Editor ), Diaz, Mario (Editor ), Standiford, Richard B. (Editor ), Montero, Gregorio (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
Colección:Landscape Series, 16
Temas:
Landscape ecology.
Environmental management.
Conservation biology.
Ecology .
Environmental economics.
Forestry.
Landscape Ecology.
Environmental Management.
Conservation Biology.
Environmental Economics.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I: Setting. 1. Working Landscapes of the Spanish Dehesa and the California Oak Woodlands: An Introduction; L. Huntsinger et al
  • 2. History and Recent Trends; P.S. Alagona et al
  • Part II: Vegetation. 3. Climatic Influence on Oak Landscape Distributions; S. Roig et al
  • 4. Soil and Water Dynamics; S. Schnabel et al
  • 5. Oak Regeneration: Ecological Dynamics and Restoration Techniques; F. Pulido et al
  • 6. Overstory-Understory Relationships; G. Moreno et al
  • 7. Acorn Production Patterns; W.D. Koenig et al
  • Part III: Management, Uses, and Ecosystem Response. 8. Effects of Management On Biological Diversity and Endangered Species; M. Díaz et al
  • 9. Models of Oak Woodland Silvopastoral Management; R.B. Standiford et al
  • 10. Raising Livestock in Oak Woodlands; J. de Dios Vargas et al
  • 11. Hunting in Managed Oak Woodlands: Contrasts among Similarities; L.T. Macaulay et al
  • Part IV: Economics. 12. Economics of Ecosystem Services; A. Caparrós et al
  • 13. The Private Economy of Dehesas and Ranches: Case Studies; J.L. Oviedo et al
  • Part V: Landscape. 14. Recent Oak Woodlands Dynamics: A Comparative Ecological Study at the Landscape Scale; R. Elena-Rosselló et al
  • Part VI: Conclusions. 15. Whither Working Oak Woodlands?; P.F. Starrs et al.

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