Silvicultural treatment effects on oak seed production and predation by acorn weevils in southeastern Ohio

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 255, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2566-2576

  Lombardo, Jeffrey A ^a   McCarthy, Brian C ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acorn weevil; Masting; Oak regeneration; Prescribed burning; Seed production; Thinning

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; SEED;

ACORN WEEVIL; OAK REGENERATION; SEED PRODUCTION;

FORESTRY;

BEETLE; DECIDUOUS TREE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MASTING; PRESCRIBED BURNING; REGENERATION; SEED PREDATION; SILVICULTURE; THINNING;

FORESTRY; PRESCRIBED BURNING; SEEDS; SILVICULTURE;

NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIO VENOSUS; CURCULIONIDAE; QUERCUS MONTANA; QUERCUS VELUTINA;

EID: 41949096278     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.01.017     Document Type: Article

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