Managing and restoring California's oak woodlands

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 269-275

  McCreary, Doug ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UC's Sierra Foothill Res Exten C   (United States)

^c Intgd Hardwood Range Mgmt Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Quercus; Regeneration; Sustainable management; Woodland restoration

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SUSTAINABILITY; WOODLAND;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

QUERCUS;

EID: 3242703360     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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