BiodiversiTREE_12-species plot (IMAGE)

Smithsonian

BiodiversiTREE_12-species plot

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A plot with 12 tree species in the forest restoration experiment BiodiversiTREE, planted at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Now in its 10th year, BiodiversiTREE has revealed that more diverse forest restorations are less likely to suffer planting failures.

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Susan Cook-Patton

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