01177nas a2200157   4500008004100000022001400041245009700055210006900152260002200221300001200243490000700255520066600262100002200928700002100950856004800971       2010                        eng d  a0364-152X00aLessons learned from a decade of sudden oak death in California: evaluating local management0 aLessons learned from a decade of sudden oak death in California   bSpringer New York  a315-3280 v463 aSudden Oak Death has been impacting California’s coastal forests for more than a decade. In that time, and in the absence of a centrally organized and coordinated set of mandatory management actions for this disease in California’s wildlands and open spaces, many local communities have initiated their own management programs. We present five case studies to explore how local-level management has attempted to control this disease. From these case studies, we glean three lessons: connections count, scale matters, and building capacity is crucial. These lessons may help management, research, and education planning for future pest and disease outbreaks.1 aAlexander, Janice1 aLee, Christopher  uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00267-010-9512-4