Day: July 8, 2020

Some trees may ‘social distance’ to avoid disease

From NationalGeographic.com: In some ways, crown shyness is the arboreal version of social distancing, says Meg Lowman, a forest canopy biologist and director of the TREE Foundation. “The minute you start keeping plants from physically touching each other, you can increase productivity,” she says. “That’s the beauty of isolation … The tree is really safeguarding […]

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