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Claudio Mura, PhD student in Forest Ecophysiology, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC)

How to move without legs or wings: Helping trees migrate to new regions

Trees are rooted to the ground — but they move into new areas as the wind carries their seeds or seedlings are planted. (Shutterstock)

While it is true that individual trees are immobile, as a species they can actually move and migrate as well as birds do! However, this takes place over a much different time frame.


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