Before I share a brand-new video with you, I’d like to remind you that enrollment for Exploring Wild Ecosystems closes on Monday, June 3.

This online course improves your knowledge of ecology by introducing you to fascinating terrestrial and wetland ecosystems.

If you want to develop ecological literacy and be able to read landscapes more effectively, consider enrolling in Exploring Wild Ecosystems today.

Speaking of reading landscapes more effectively, we can predict future ecosystems based on current observations.

Consider a mature oak forest, for example.

Looking at an oak forest today, we might hope that conditions will remain stable for many years.  Any native plant enthusiast will tell you that oak forests are repositories of biodiversity.  Without oaks, other organisms that depend on oaks suffer.

But a quick glance at mature oak forests today tells us that significant changes are occurring.  These changes, it turns out, aren’t particularly favorable to oaks.

Ecologists are worried about something that’s occurring underneath the towering oaks.  This phenomenon has been happening to oak forests for the past 100 years.  According to ecologists, it will persist without active management.

In a brand-new video, I address this important ecological issue.

You can watch the video here.

Thanks for reading and watching, and thanks for your continued support!

— Adam Haritan