Study finds elephants plant trees, play big role in forest structure

Mongabay
Jul 23, 2018, 8:40 pm147 pts
Elephants play a disproportionally large role in spreading the seeds of a particular tree in Thailand, according to a recent study. Its findings indicate that a forest’s composition is likely to change as certain kinds of animals disappear. The study, published in PLOS ONE, was conducted by researchers…

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