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Title: Proceedings of the symposium on the ecology, management, and utilization of California oaks, June 26-28

Author: Plumb, Timothy R.

Date: 1980

Source: USDA Forest Service General Technical Report PSW-044, 368 p.

Station ID: GTR-PSW-044

Description: The symposium, held at Scripps College in Southern California, addressed most aspects of California's vast oak resource. Papers represented four major subject categories: ecological relationships, silviculture and management, damage factors, and products. Both scientific and applied information was presented, including original material not published previously. Individual topics ranged from taxonomy and historical relationships to management of insects and diseases. and various oak products. In California. oaks' value for wildlife, recreation, watershed protection, and esthetics exceeds their value for traditional lumber and wood products.

Keywords: Quercus spp., California, ecology, silviculture, forest management, forest protection

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Plumb, Timothy R.  1980.  Proceedings of the symposium on the ecology, management, and utilization of California oaks, June 26-28.   USDA Forest Service General Technical Report PSW-044, 368 p..