Californian sudden oak death epidemic 'unstoppable' Cambridge, UK (SPX) May 06, 2016 - New research shows the sudden oak death epidemic in California cannot now be stopped, but that its tremendous ecological and economic impacts could have been greatly reduced if control had been started earlier. The research also identifies new strategies to enhance control of future epidemics, including identifying where and how to fell trees, as "there will be a next time". Sudden oak dea ... more

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