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David Stahle, Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas In a state famous for exceptional trees, the blue oaks of California may be among the most remarkable. Old blue oak trees are still widespread across the foothills of the Coast Ranges, Cascades, and Sierra Nevada.
Tedmund J. Swiecki and Elizabeth A. Bernhardt, Phytosphere Research The present condition and current prospects for Californias native oaks have been shaped by an accumulating and accelerating array of human-induced changes.
Frank W. Davis, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara California oak woodlands have long been impacted by biotic invasions, altered fire regimes, and changes in land use and land management.
Jon E. Keeley, U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, Sequoia-Kings Canyon Field Station Dawn M. Lawson, Biology Department, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA Quercus is an important component of fire-prone woodlands, savannas and shrublands.
Igor Lacan, Bay Area Environmental Horticulture and Urban Forestry Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension, San Mateo-San Francisco Counties Adapting urban tree populations to the changing climate has become a ubiquitous goal of urban tree managers.
Lynn Huntsinger, Professor of Rangeland Ecology and Management, Russell L. Rustici Chair in Rangeland Management, UC Berkeley Californias oak woodland and grassland rangelands are a massive storehouse for carbon.
