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Pine–oak forest

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Pine–oak forest, pine–oak woodland, or oak–pine forest is a group of similar of ecosystems, primarily found in North and Central America. These areas are dominated by pine and oak trees. Under the Forest-Range Environmental Study Ecosystems classification these are denoted as FRES 14.[1] FRES14 includes the Kuchler system forest types of cedar–hemlock–Douglas-fir forest (K-2), Douglas-fir forest (K-11), California mixed evergreen forest (K-25), and Mosaic of cedar-hemlock-douglas-fir forest and Oregon oakwoods (K-24).[1]

A pine–oak forest can be a stage in ecological succession between pine forests and oak forests.[2] It can also be a long-term stable stage.[3]

Sierra Madre Occidental pine–oak forest in Mexico, looking across Río San Ignacio [ceb; wikidata] from near the village of Guajurana [sh; sr; wikidata].

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  1. ^ a b Garrison, George A; Bjugstad, A. J.; Duncan, D. A.; Lewis, M. E.; Smith, D. R. (1977). Vegetation and environmental features of forest and range ecosystems (PDF). Agricultural Handbook. Vol. 475. Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Agriculture. OCLC 3359594. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2017.
  2. ^ Naudiyal, Niyati; Schmerbeck, Joachim (15 November 2016). "The changing Himalayan landscape: pine-oak forest dynamics and the supply of ecosystem services". Journal of Forestry Research. 28 (3): 431–443. doi:10.1007/s11676-016-0338-7. ISSN 1993-0607. OCLC 7009464516. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  3. ^ Waitz, Yoni; Sheffer, Efrat (2021). "Dynamics of Mixed Pine–Oak Forests". In Ne'eman, Gidi; Osem, Yagil (eds.). Pines and Their Mixed Forest Ecosystems in the Mediterranean Basin. Managing Forest Ecosystems. Vol. 38. Springer. pp. 345–362. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-63625-8_17. ISBN 978-3-030-63624-1. OCLC 1277140093. Archived from the original on 14 October 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2025.