Decline in black cherry regeneration may signal wider change (IMAGE)

USDA Forest Service - Northern Research Station

Decline in black cherry regeneration may signal wider change

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A team of USDA Forest Service scientists explored five hypotheses for decline in black cherry regeneration: climate change, deer browsing, senescence, pathogens, and reduced nitrogen availability. They found that the most likely factors are pathogens and reduced nitrogen availability, and that black cherry may actually be a story of change on a much bigger scale.

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