In 1853 the Kaweah River delta (western Tulare County) was one of California's richest natural habitats, the so-called Giant Oak Forest its leading feature. By 1920 this unique formation was completely cleared, drained, and leveled for intensive agricultural use. We present a reconstruction of the 1853 vegetation pattern based on U.S. General Land Office survey notes.
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1 January 2005
ABORIGINAL DISTRIBUTION OF QUERCUS LOBATA WOODLAND ON THE KAWEAH RIVER DELTA, CALIFORNIA
Khaled J. Bloom,
Conrad J. Bahre
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Vol. 52 • No. 1
January 2005
Vol. 52 • No. 1
January 2005
California oak woodlands
deforestation
land use impacts
riparian zones
San Joaquin Valley