Europe’s forest plants thrive best in light-rich, semi-open woodlands — kept open by large herbivores

来源:ScienceDaily Sustainability News

Before Homo sapiens arrived, Europe’s forests were not dense and dark but shaped by open and light-rich woodland landscapes. Researchers have analyzed 917 native forest plant species in Central and Western Europe and found that more than 80 percent prefer high-light conditions — environments traditionally created by large herbivores.

 

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