Mongabay: A new study published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examines how Californias forests have changed since the 1930s--and, according to its authors, can help us understand how forests will respond to the changing global climate in the future.
Entitled Twentieth-century shifts in forest structure in California: Denser forests, smaller trees, and increased dominance of oaks, the study looked at tree abundance and size across the state of California and in several different...