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News Release 14-026
Seed dispersal study shows value of conservation corridors
Ecologists study how wind moves seeds through longleaf pines
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Seeds and flowers of the wind-dispersed species Solidago odora, part of the corridor experiment.
Credit: Ellen Damschen
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Aerial view of a conservation corridor experiment shows four patches of habitat in a pine forest.
Credit: Ellen Damschen
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Meteorological towers measured three-dimensional wind speed as part of the study.
Credit: Ellen Damschen
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Glow-in-the-dark seeds were created to determine whether corridors affect where seeds go.
Credit: Dirk Baker
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Dirk Baker releases seeds that glow in the dark; seeds are retrieved at night with a black light.
Credit: Lars Brudvig
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