Natural reforestation in southern Pyrenees favors orchid
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 - 11:01
in Earth & Climate
A 13-year study has been key to understanding how and why an orchid species (Cypripedium calceolus), which is endangered in some countries in Europe, is surviving and recovering in the Pyrenees. The results suggest that the abandonment of farming and grazing, which is enabling reforestation to take place, is benefiting this orchid.