#  What Oaks Teach Us About Biodiversity 

 





May 07, 2026

 

 

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The [Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability](https://salatainstitute.harvard.edu/) at Harvard featured Professor Jeannine Cavender-Bares's [discussion on Oak trees](https://salatainstitute.harvard.edu/what-oaks-teach-us-about-biodiversity/). With more than 430 species worldwide, they help us see how biodiversity is built over evolutionary time – and why that matters as forests face climate change and ecological disruption.



 

 

 



 

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