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To grow in a tropical rainforest is to engage in constant warfare. Plants battle for resources, such as sunlight, water and minerals. Similar tree species compete for resources in the same ways ...
Whether in a desert, the savanna, or a tropical rainforest, plants have an important role in the ecological processes of Earth’s biomes. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we’ll explore ...
However, tropical rainforest canopies are battlegrounds for survival. Ants compete fiercely for nesting space, taking over ...
Scientists found the surprising characteristic had evolved through the years, predisposing the species to a great advantage.
The unusual strategy employed by this plant has caused people to hail it as a peacemaking hero of the Fijian rainforests.
Plant-Inhabiting Ant Utilizes Chemical Cues for Host Discrimination. Biotropica, 2011; DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2011.00786.x ...
The Conservatory contains more than 10,000 square feet of tropical trees, flowers and other plants, along with a 15-feet-high waterfall, ponds, fish and other animals.
Citations M. Betts. Pollinator recognition by a keystone tropical plant. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Published online March 2, 2015. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1419522112.