Oak Forest Ecosystems: Curt Burdick now in full color with

now in full color with video

and climate changes loom

Now in an affordable paper edition

Jargon-free and accessibly written

Oak Forest Ecosystems: Curt Burdick now in full color withOak 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