A weed by any other name: remnant shrubs and trees play vital role in regenerating forests

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By Tiffany RoufsSep 29, 2014, 4:47 pm112 pts
Tropical forest restoration projects are exciting research sites for scientists studying factors that affect ecosystem recovery. Here, scientists are trying to understand plant community succession, i.e. the process of recovery after cleared lands are abandoned and allowed to regrow naturally. One of the most…

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