Managed grazing and seedling shelters enhance oak regeneration on rangelands

Livestock grazing remains a common practice on California's hardwood rangelands. This can create problems for oak regeneration because grazing has been identified as one of the factors limiting the establishment of certain oak species. Previous research, as well as recent studies at the UC Sier...

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Published inCalifornia agriculture (Berkeley, Calif.) Vol. 59; no. 4; pp. 217 - 220
Main Authors McCreary, D.D, George, M.R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 01.10.2005
Subjects
forest regeneration
grazing
grazing management
livestock
Quercus
silvopastoral systems
California
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Summary:Livestock grazing remains a common practice on California's hardwood rangelands. This can create problems for oak regeneration because grazing has been identified as one of the factors limiting the establishment of certain oak species. Previous research, as well as recent studies at the UC Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center, suggests that cattle will damage both planted and/or naturally occurring oaks, but damage varies by season with less during the winter when deciduous oaks do not have leaves. Damage is also influenced by the density and distribution of cattle stocking. Oaks taller than 6.5 feet seem relatively resistant to cattle damage in lightly to moderately grazed pastures, but smaller seedlings need protection.
Bibliography:http://californiaagriculture.ucop.edu/
ISSN:0008-0845
2160-8091
DOI:10.3733/ca.v059n04p217