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Evaluating the profitability of brush management and oak tree thinning for range improvement
Authors
Kent D. OlsonTheodore E. Adams
Alfred H. Murphy
Authors Affiliations
Kent D. Olson is Economist, Cooperative Extension, University of California, Davis; Theodore E. Adams, Jr., is Wildlands Specialist, Cooperative Extension, University of California, Davis; Alfred H. Murphy is Superintendent, Hopland Field Station, and Specialist, Agronomy and Range Science.Publication Information
Hilgardia 37(9):6-22. DOI:10.3733/ca.v037n09p6. September 1983.
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Abstract
Clearing rangeland of dense brush thickets or stands of oak trees produces obvious benefits on the better soils: more and better feed for domestic and wild animals; improved water yield in the watershed; and reduced fire hazard. But there are also costs, which need to be weighed against potential returns before the decision is made to improve the land.
Olson K, Adams T, Murphy A. 1983. Evaluating the profitability of brush management and oak tree thinning for range improvement. Hilgardia 37(9):6-22. DOI:10.3733/ca.v037n09p6
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