New Growth (IMAGE)

Columbia Climate School

New Growth

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New seedlings are taking over a previously shaded forest floor, now opened to the sky by Hurricane Maria. Fast-growing pioneers and wind-resistant species could quickly replace more diverse assemblage of trees.

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Kevin Krajick/Earth Institute, Columbia University

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