Sudden Oak Death a Catastrophe for Wildlife
5 September 2000 - 12:00pm
Wildlife experts warn that the Sudden Oak Death epidemic that is devastating California's oaks could have a catastrophic impact on wildlife.
Sudden Oak Death is an epidemic in California and scientists are calling it the "biggest environmental problem" facing the state. :SOD threatens Californians with a triple-whammy environmental crisis: the widespread loss of trees from gardens and forests, increased fire risk from the resulting buildup of dry fuel, and the reverberating consequences of a loss of food supply for wildlife. "
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Sudden Oak Deaths a Threat to More Than Trees
Source:
National Geographic, September 5, 2000
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