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High winds lift a forest’s floor in Scotland (files.catbox.moe)
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[-] Int_not_found@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

Many conifers don't root downwards, but sideways instead. That is one of the reasons why storms hit monoculture forests so hard. The root network is just to shallow to withstand strong winds.

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