A team led by Smithsonian scientists in Panama exposed a key to understanding tropical tree diversity by studying how fungi interact with seeds that linger in the ground. Despite a smorgasbord of ...
The oldest living seeds found on Earth germinated after resting more than 30,000 years in Arctic soils. But in the humid tropics, seeds do not last. "A long-lived seed in the tropics is probably only ...
Beachcombers on the Texas coast are stumbling across something unexpected: sleek, tropical seeds that look more like flying darts than anything native to the sea. The seeds—long, narrow, and ...
Just like you might plant seeds in your garden, the way tropical storms and hurricanes form can come from different types of meteorological seeds. Here's five of them, starting with the most common ...
Aim: Insects feeding on seeds and fruits represent interesting study systems, potentially able to lower the fitness of their host plants. In addition to true seed eaters, a suite of insects feed on ...
"The results underscore the importance of animals in maintaining healthy, carbon-rich tropical forests," says Evan Fricke, a research scientist in the MIT Department of Civil and Environmental ...
Researchers have identified three different strategies by which seeds from pioneer tree species avoid predators and await the right time to germinate. Pioneer tree species are the first to grow after ...
Scientists in Panama exposed a key to understanding tropical tree diversity by studying how fungi interact with seeds that linger in the ground. Despite a smorgasbord of species available to choose ...
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