Woodland Ecology and Management Articles

Allen, B. H., R. R. Evett, B. A. Holzman, and A. J. Martin. 1989 Rangeland Cover Type Descriptions for California Hardwood Rangelands. A report prepared for the Forest and Rangeland Assessment Program, Dept. Forestry and Fire Protection, Contract #8CA63912. Sacramento, CA. 318 p.

Allen-Diaz, B. H. and B. A. Holzman. 1991. Blue Oak communities in California. Madrono 38(2):80-95.

Allen-Diaz, B.H. and R.D. Jackson. 2000. Grazing effects on spring ecosystem vegetation of California’s hardwood rangelands. J. Range Management 53:215-220.

Allen-Diaz, B.H., J.W. Bartolome, and M.P. McClaran. 1998. California Oak Savanna. In: Savanna, Barren and Rock Outcrop Plant Communities of North America. Anderson, Fralish, and Baskin (eds.). Cambridge University Press. (in press).

Allen-Diaz, B.H., J.W. Bartolome, and M.P. McClaren. 1997. California oak savanna. In: Savvanna. Barren and Rock Outcrop Plant Communities of North America. Anderson, Fralish, and Baskin (ed). Campridge University Press (in press).

Backstrand, Nancy and Earl W. Lathrop. 1993. The Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve. Fremontia 22 (2):18-23.

Barnhart, S. J., J. R. McBride and P. Warner. 1995. Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco invasion of northern oak woodlands in the Sonoma mountains of California. Madrono 42:295-316.

Barnhart, S. L., J. R. McBride, C. Cicero, P. de Silva, and P. Warner. 1987. Vegetation dynamics of the northern oak woodland. Proc. Symp. Multiple Use Management of California's Hardwood Resources. Cal. Poly. State Univ., San Luis Obispo, CA. p. 5358.

Bartolome, J. W. and R. B. Standiford. 1992. Ecology and management of Californian oak woodland. In: Proc. Symp. on Ecol. and Manage. of Oak and Assoc. Woodlands in SW U.S. and North Mexico. USFS Gen. Tech. Rep. RM- 218, pp. 115-118.

Biging, Gregory S., Matthias Dobbertin, and Edward C. Murphy. 1995. A test of airborne multispectral videography for assessing the accuracy of wildlife habitat maps. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. Special issue - Optical Aerial Remote Sensing. 21(3): 357-366.

Clawson, W. J. and L. Huntsinger. 1990. Livestock grazing conflicts in the California Mediterranean landscape.

Davidson, E. A., D. J. Herman, A. Schuster, and M. K. Firestone. 1993. Cattle grazing and oak trees as factors affecting soil emissions of nitric oxide from an annual grassland. pp. 109-119. In: Agricultural Ecosystems Effects on Trace Gases and Global Change. ASA Special Publication 70.55. Madison WI.

Davidson, E. A., J. M. Stark, and M. K. Firestone. 1990. Microbial production and consumption of nitrate in an annual grassland. Ecology 71:1968-1975.

Davidson, E. A., R. W. Eckert, S. C. Hart, and M. K. Firestone. 1989. Direct extraction of microbial biomass nitrogen from forest and grassland soils of California. Soil Biol. Biochem. 21:773-778.

Davidson, E. A., S. C. Hart, C. A. Shanks, and M. K. Firestone. 1991. Measuring gross nitrogen mineralization, immobilization, and nitrification by 15N isotopic pool dilution in intact soil cores. J. Soil Sci. 42:335-349.

Evett, Rand R., J.W. Bartolome, and B. Allen-Diaz. 1997. Predicting altered climate-induced changes in distribution of five California oak species using climatic niche models. MEDECOS VIII. San Diego, CA. October.

Garrison, B., G. A. Giusti and R. B. Standiford. 1996. Oaks and Habitats of the Hardwood Range. pp. 8-17. in Standiford, R. B. (ed) Guidelines for Managing California's Hardwood Rangelands. UC-IHRMP publ. 173 pp. DANR publ. no. 3368.

Garrison, B., and R.B. Standiford. 1997. A Post-hoc assessment of the impacts to wildlife from wood cutting in blue oak woodlands in the northern Sacramento Valley. in Proceedings of a Symposium on Oak woodlands: Ecology, Management, and Urban Interface Issues, March 19-22, 1996, San Luis Obispo, CA. USDA Forest Research Paper PSW-GTR-160. Pp. 411-422..

Hart, S. C., M. K. Firestone, E. A. Paul, and J. L. Smith. 1993. Flow and fate of soil nitrogen in an annual grassland and a young mixed-conifer forest. Soil Biol. Biochem. 25:431-442.

Hatch, D.A., J.W. Bartolome, H.F. Heady, and M.P. McClaran. 1992. Long-term changes in perennial grass populations in oak savanna. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America (supplement) 73(2): 202.

Herman, D.J., L.J. Halverson, and M.K. Firestone.2003. Nitrogen dynamics in an annual grassland: oak canopy, climate, and microbial population effects. Ecological Applications 13:593-604.

Holmes, T. H., R. H. Schmidt, and C. E. Vaughn. 1991. Response of foliar gallotannins to browsing and drought in blue oak (Quercus douglasii H & A) seedlings. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 72(2):144.

Holmes, T.H. and K.J. Rice. 1996. Life history impacts on the soil moisture dynamics of a Mediterranean herbaceous community. Annals of Botany. 78:233-234.

Holzman, B. A. and B. H. Allen-Diaz. 1991. Vegetation change in Blue Oak woodlands in California. Proc. Symp. Oak Woodlands and Hardwood Rangeland Management. USFS Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-126:189-193.

Holzman, B. A. and B. H. Allen-Diaz. 1991. Vegetation change in California's Blue Oak woodland. Soc. Range Management 44th Annual Mtg., Washington, D.C. #50.

Jackson, L. E., J. P. Schimel, and M. K. Firestone. 1989. Short-term partitioning of nitrate and ammonium between plants and microbial biomass in an annual grassland. Soil Biol. Biochem. 21:409-415.

Jackson, L. E., R. B. Strauss, M. K. Firestone, and J. W. Bartolome. 1990. Influence of tree canopies on grassland productivity and nitrogen dynamics in deciduous oak savanna. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 32:89-105.

Kertis, J., R. Gross, D.L. Peterson, M. J. Arbaugh, R. B. Standiford, and D. D. McCreary. 1993. Growth trends of Blue Oak (Quercus douglasii) in California. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 23:1720-1724.

Knops, J. M. H. and W. D. Koenig, and T. H. Nash, III. In press. On the relationship between nutrient use efficiency and fertility in forest ecosystems. Oecologia

Knops, J. M. H. and W. D. Koenig. 1994. Water use strategies of five sympatric oaks in central coastal California. Madroño 41: 290-301.

Knops, J. M. H., and W. D. Koenig. 1997. Site fertility and leaf nutrients of sympatric evergreen and deciduous species of Quercus in central coastal California. Plant Ecology 130:121-131.

Knops, J.M.H., W.D. Koenig, and T.H. Nash, III. 1997. On the relationship between nutrient use efficiency and fertility in forest ecosystems. Oecologia 110:550-556.

Koenig, W. D. and J. M. H. Knops. In press. Patterns of geographic synchrony in growth and reproduction of oaks within California and beyond. Proceedings of the Symposium on Oak Woodlands: Ecology, Management and Urban Interface Issues. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report PSW-GTR-160.

Lathrop, E. W. and B. Wong. 1986. Stand characteristics of southern oak woodland on the Santa Rosa Plateau, Southern California. Crossosoma 12(4):1-7.

Lathrop, E. W. and M. J. Arct. 1987. Age structure of Engelmann Oak populations on the Santa Rosa Plateau. In: Plumb, T. R. and N. H. Pillsbury (Tech. Coord.). Proc. Symp. Multiple-Use Management of California's Hardwood Resources. USFS Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-100:47-52.

Lathrop, E. W., C. Osborne, A. Rochester, K. P. Yeung, S. Soret, and R. Hopper. 1991. Size class distribution of Quercus engelmannii (Engelmann oak) on the Santa Rosa Plateau, Riverside County, California. In: Standiford, R. B. (Tech. Coord.). Proc. Symp. Oak Woodland and Hardwood Rangeland Management. USFS Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW 126:371-376.

Maranon, T. and J.W. Bartolome. 1993. Reciprocal transplants of herbaceous communities between Quercus agrifolia woodland and adjacent grassland. Journal of Ecology 81:673-682.

Maranon, T. and J.W. Bartolome. 1994. Coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia) effects on grassland biomass and diversity. Madrono 41:39-52

Matzner, S.L., K.J. Rice, and J.H. Richards. 2001. Intra-specific variation in xylem cavitation in interior live oak (Quercus wislizenii A. DC.). Journal of Experimental Botany .52(357): 783-789.

Matzner, S.L., K.J. Rice, and J.H. Richards. 2003. Patterns of stomatal conductance among blue oak (Quercus douglasii) size classes and populations: implications for seedling establishment. Tree Physiology 23:777-784.

McBride, J. R. and A. Mossadegh. 1990. Potential influence of climate change on California oaks. Fremontia 18(3):55-57.

McBride, J. R., S. Barnhart and P. Warner. 1989. Douglas-fir invasion of the Northern Oak Woodland at Annadel State Park. Report to the California Department of Parks and Recreation. Santa Rosa, CA. 36 p.

McClaran, M. P. and J. W. Bartolome. 1990. Comparison of actual and predicted Blue Oak age structures. J. Range Manage. 43:61-63.

McCreary, D. D. 1990. Blue Oaks withstand drought. Calif. Agric. 44(22):15-17.

McCreary, Douglas. 1996. An Agroforestry system for California's hardwood rangelands. Proceedings, Fourth North American Agroforestry Conference: Growing a sustainable future. J.H. Ehrenreich, D.L. Ehrenreich and H.W. Lee, Eds. Boise, Idaho. July 23-25, 1995. pp. 135-137.

McDougald, N.K. and W.E. Frost. 1991. Monitoring woody vegetation. In: Clawson, W.J. (tech editor). Monitoring California's annual rangeland vegetation. University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Leaflet 21486 p. 7-8.

McDougald, N.K. and W.E. Frost. 1997. Assessment of a prescribed burning project. Proceedings of the Symposium on Oak Woodlands: Ecology, Management and Urban Interface Issues. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report PSW-GTR-160.

McDougald, N.K., W.E. Frost and W.J. Clawson. 1991. Photo points as a monitoring tool. In: Clawson, W.J. (tech editor). Monitoring of California's annual rangeland vegetation. University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Leaflet 21486. p. 16-17.

McDougald, N.K., B. Frost and D. Dudley. 2003. Photo monitoring for better land use and assessment. UC DANR Publication 8067. 10 p.

McDougald, N.K., W.E. Frost and W.E. Ellis. 1990. Looking back to the future: Cultural preservation and range management. Video. Visual Media, University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. V90-S. 28 min.

Merenlender, A. M. 2000. Mapping vineyard expansion provides information on agriculture and the environment, California Agriculture,54(3):7-12.

Millar C. I., F. T. Ledig and L. A. Riggs. 1990. Conservation of diversity in forest ecosystems. Forest Ecology and Management, Jun 15, v35.

Millar, C. I., D. L. Delany, and L. A. Riggs. 1990. Genetic variation in California oaks. Fremontia 18(3):20-21.

Perryess, E., W. Tietje, and R. Barrett. 1993. Oak woodland riparian habitat: values and mnagement notes. IHRMP, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Calif. 25pp.

Phillips, R.L., N.K. McDougald, R.B. Standiford, D.D. McCreary and W.E. Frost. 1997. Blue oak regeneration in southern Sierra Nevada Foothills. Proceedings of the Symposium on Oak Woodlands: Ecology, Management and Urban Interface Issues. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report PSW-160, p. 177.

Rice, K.J. 1995. What is native? In: Proceedings of the Symposium on Sustaining Rangeland Ecosystems. Corvallis: Oregon State University Press. pp. 28-30.

Rice, K.J., Gordon, D.R., Hardison, J.L., and J.M. Welker. 1991. Intraspecific phenotypic variation and ecological genetics of blue oak (Quercus douglasii Hook & Arn.). In: Proceedings of the symposium on oak woodlands and hardwood rangeland management. R. Standiford (ed.). Pacific Southwest Research Station PSW-126, Berkeley, California, pp 59-63.

Rice, K.J., Gordon, D.R., Hardison, J.L., and J.M. Welker. 1993. Phenotypic variation in seedlings of a "keystone" tree species (Quercus douglasii): The interactive effects of acorn source and competitive environment. Oecologia 96:537-547

Riggs L. A. 1990. Conserving genetic resources on-site in forest ecosystems. Forest Ecology and Management, Jun 15, v35 nl-2:45-68.

Riggs, L. A., C. I. Millar, and D. L. Delany. 1991. Genetic variation sampled in three California oaks. USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-126.

53.Rudaz, A. O., E. A. Davidson and M. K. Firestone. 1991. Sources of nitrous oxide following wetting of dry soil. FEMS Microb. Ecol. 85:117-124.

Schimel, J. P., L. E. Jackson, and M. K. Firestone. 1989. Spatial and temporal effects on plant-microbial competition for inorganic nitrogen in a California annual grassland. Soil Biol. Biochem. 21:1059-1066.

Schmidt, R. H. 1991. Defining and refining value for riparian systems. Rangelands. 13(2):80-82.

Scott, T. A. 1989. The geographic distribution of Engelmann Oak (Quercus engelmannii) in southern California. File report, Integrated Hardwood Management Program, University of California, Riverside, CA. 6 p.

Scott, T. A. 1990. Conserving California's rarest oak, Quercus engelmannii. Fremontia 18(3): 26-29.

Scott, T. A. 1991. The distribution of Engelmann Oak (Quercus engelmannii) in California. In: Standiford, R. B. (Tech. Coord.). Proc. Symp. Oak Woodland and Hardwood Rangeland Management. USFS Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-126.

Shelly, J. W., Tietje, and D. McCreary. 1996. Resource evaluation for forest products. Pages 82-97 in R. Standiford, tech. coord. Guidelines for managing California's hardwood rangelands. Pub. #3368. Univ. Calif. Div. Agric. Nat. Resour., Berkeley. 173pp.

Standiford, R. B. and R. E. Howitt. 1988. Oak stand growth on California's hardwood rangelands. Calif. Agric. 42(4)23-24

Standiford, R. B. and R. E. Howitt. 1990. Solving empirical bioeconomic models: A rangeland management application. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, May, 1992: 421-433.

Standiford, R. B. and R. E. Howitt. 1991. A dynamic Model of California's hardwood rangelands. In: Standiford, R. B. (Tech. Coord.). Proc. Symp. Oak Woodlands and Hardwood Rangeland Management Research. USFS Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-126:279-285.

Standiford, R. B. and R. E. Howitt. 1993. Multiple use management of California's hardwood rangelands. J. Range Manage. 46:176-181.

Standiford, R. B. and W. Tietje. 1990. Harvesting firewood for sustained yield on oak rangelands. University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources Leaflet no. 21487. 30 p.

Standiford, R.B. 1997. Growth of Blue Oak on California's Hardwood Rangelands. in Proceedings of a Symposium on Oak woodlands: Ecology, Management, and Urban Interface Issues, March 19-22, 1996, San Luis Obispo, CA. USDA Forest Service Research Paper PSW-GTR-160. Pp. 169-176.

Standiford, R.B. and J. Wutzke. 1997. Managing California's timberland hardwoods. (in press) UC Cooperative Extension leaflet.

Standiford, R.B., and P, Tinnin. 1996. Guidelines for managing California's hardwood rangelands. University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources Leaflet no. 3368. 180 pp.

Standiford, R.B., D. McCreary, S. Gaertner, L. Forero. 1996. Impact of firewood harvesting on hardwood rangelands varies with region. California Agriculture 50(2):7-12.

Standiford, R.B., N.K. McDougald, W.E. Frost and R.L. Phillips. 1997. Factors influencing the probability of oak regeneration on southern Sierra Nevada woodlands in California. Madroño 44 (2):170-183.

Stark, J.M. and Firestone, M.K. 1995. Mechanisms for soil moisture effects on activity of nitrifying bacteria. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 61:218-221.

Stark, J.M. and M. K. Firestone. 1997. Kinetic characteristics of ammonium-oxidizer communities in a California oak woodland-annual grassland. Soil Biol Biochem. (In Press).