Oak leaf (Quercus spp.) intoxication in a sheep

Depletion of Oak (Quercus spp.) Forests in the Western Himalaya: Grazing, Fuelwood and Fodder Collection

Prediction of Leaf Area in Individual Leaves of Cherrybark Oak Seedlings ( Quercus pagoda Raf . )

The prediction of leaf area for cherrybark oak (eerm pagoda Raf.) seedlings is important for studying the physiology of the species. Linear and polynomial models involving leaf length, width, fresh weight, dry weight, and internodal length were tested independently and collectively to predict leaf area. Twenty-nine cherrybark oak seedlings were grown in a greenhouse for one growing season and a...

Decomposition and nutrient dynamics of oak Quercus spp . logs after five years of decomposition

Decomposition of oak Quercus spp. logs (25-35 cm diameter, 3 m long) was compared among log substrates in Oregon, Minnesota, Kansas and North Carolina during the first five years on the ground. Decomposition of whole logs (weighted by substrate) averaged 0.069 yr~' (±0.16 SD), but followed a 2-exponential model (k = 0.12 yr" year 1 and k = 0.06 yr" years 2-5), reflecting qualitative differences...

Long-term Growth and Persistence of Blue Oak (quercus Douglasii) Seedlings in a California Oak Savanna

We report on growth and survivorship of two cohorts of blue oaks Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. (Fagaceae) monitored at Hastings Reservation in Monterey County, California, the first growing in an unprotected old field and measured as seedlings in 1965 and the second planted as acorns in 1985 in several sites differing in their degree of protection from grazing. Growth of all individuals was ex...

Mating patterns of black oak Quercus velutina (Fagaceae) in a Missouri oak-hickory forest.

Wind-pollinated forest trees usually have high outcrossing rates, but allogamy does not necessarily translate into high pollen movement. The goal of this study was to determine the outcrossing rates, pollen pool genetic structure, and the size of the effective pollination neighborhood in a population of black oak, Quercus velutina, in a Missouri oak-hickory forest. Based on 6 allozyme loci, 12 ...