Tree Disease Helps Forests

Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - 17:30 in Biology & Nature

When it comes to human life, we never think about culling the herd, instead the goal is to keep as many people alive and healthy as possible. But in nature, that isn't the best approach. Some plant diseases attack trees and crops and can hurt lumber and food production, but pathogens that kill tree seedlings can actually make forests more diverse. read more

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