Outdoors column: Why some trees hold their leaves through winter remains a mystery
This phenomenon, called marcescence, adds a unique dimension to the winter landscape, and gives me something to ponder while ...
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Connecting Roots to Leaves: Studying the Diversity of Plant Functions in a Temperate Forest
Fine roots (the thin roots at the end of the root system) are responsible for taking up water and ... gradient by looking at leaf and root traits at the 20-ha Big Woods forest dynamics plot ...