The Value of Oaks to Wildlife

Release Date: 11/3/2020

Reviewed At: 11/14/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-uw292-2008

Natural Resources

Abstract

This article describes the value of oaks for wildlife, the food provided, differences in acorns, and other resources provided by oaks. Includes sources of additional information.

About this Publication

This document is WEC248, one of a series of the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date August 2008. Revised April 2014. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Ober, H. K. (2008). Value of Oaks to Wildlife. EDIS, 2008(7). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-uw292-2008

Authors

Holly Ober

former professor of wildlife ecology and wildlife Extension specialist, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, UF/IFAS North Florida Research & Education Center

Contacts

Patrick Minogue

Contact

Specialist

University of Florida

associate professor of silviculture, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy, FL