Oak seedling and sapling survival and growth in a California savanna under four herbivore treatments

Survival and height growth records for individual plants of Quercus agrifolia (n=4281) and Q. lobata (n=4268) from a long term experiment in mixed oak savanna at Sedgwick Reserve, Santa Barbara County, California. Plants were sown as acorns under 4 consumer treatments: no protection; protection from cattle; protection from cattle and deer; and, protection from cattle, deer and rodents. Acorns were sown in 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2001, and were monitored at least annually until 2009. Acorns and seedlings did not receive supplemental water.