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Island oaks
(Quercus tomentella)
Islands oaks are a rare and endemic oak species that only exists on six islands, all in the California Island Archipelago.
Over the last century, ranching activity on the islands and introduced grazers have damaged island oak populations and habitat.
In 2016, the IUCN listed island oaks as an endangered species.
Island Oaks
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Climate Change
Hard work by people from a variety of organizations has eliminated most introduced grazers from the islands over the last few decades.
However, climate change is creating warmer and potentially drier conditions on the islands, which is expected to shift island oak habitat before their populations have had time to recover from impacts of grazing.
Climate change
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