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Lab news · 2026
Graduate student Morgan Abbott's paper was just accepted by Ecosphere: California trees are already responding to climate change with declining recruitment and increasing mortality.
In the news · April 2026 · UCSC News
California's iconic trees are at far greater risk from climate change than official rankings show
A new study led by Blair McLaughlin finds that many of California's most recognizable trees could lose more than half of their suitable habitat by 2055 — and documents the emergence of "zombie forests" where adult trees can no longer reproduce.
In the news · 2015 · Los Angeles Times
California ranchers and researchers work to save drought-stressed oaks
The LA Times followed Blair McLaughlin into the field to document the collaboration between researchers and ranchers working to understand and protect California's blue oaks as drought intensifies across the state.
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