Oak Forest Ecosystems: Curt Burdick and climate changes loom

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Oak Forest Ecosystems: Curt Burdick and climate changes loomOak Forest Ecosystems focuses on the relationship between an oak forest's acorn yield and species of wildlife that depend on it. It begins by treating factors such as oak distribution, forest fires, tree diseases and pests, dynamics of acorn production, and acorn dispersal by birds and mammals. Special consideration is given to the phenomenon of masting whereby oaks in a given area will produce huge crops of acorns at irregular intervals a key