A Comparison of Management Strategies in the Oak Woodlands of Spain and California

Lynn Huntsinger; James W. Bartolome; Paul F. Starrs

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A Comparison of Management Strategies in the Oak Woodlands of Spain and California

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Authors:

Lynn Huntsinger, James W. Bartolome, Paul F. Starrs

Year:

1991

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

In: Standiford, Richard B., tech. coord. 1991. Proceedings of the symposium on oak woodlands and hardwood rangeland management; October 31 - November 2, 1990; Davis, California. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-126. Berkeley, CA: Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; p. 300-306

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Abstract

The characteristics, uses, and management of oak woodlands and savannas in California and southern Spain are compared. There are many similarities between the Spanish dehesa and the California oak woodland. Both are located in Mediterranean climate zones, and are used predominantly for livestock grazing. However the Spanish dehesa is a more diverse and long-standing system of management. Products include cork, acorn-fattened hogs, charcoal, milk, mushrooms, and lucrative hunting. Analysis of this system offers insight into the role of ecological and economic diversity in sustainable resource use for California.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the symposium on oak woodlands and hardwood rangeland management; October 31 - November 2, 1990; Davis, California

Citation

Huntsinger, Lynn; Bartolome, James W.; Starrs, Paul F. 1991. A Comparison of Management Strategies in the Oak Woodlands of Spain and California. In: Standiford, Richard B., tech. coord. 1991. Proceedings of the symposium on oak woodlands and hardwood rangeland management; October 31 - November 2, 1990; Davis, California. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-126. Berkeley, CA: Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; p. 300-306