Ecologists have long known that standing dead trees, commonly referred to as snags, are an important habitat element for forest dwellers and act as a driver of biodiversity.
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World’s Largest Database of Weeds Lets Scientists Peer Into the Past, and Future, of Global Agriculture
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1 in 5 Colorado Bumblebees are Endangered, New Report Says
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