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Growing plant trade may spread invasive species – but help ecosystems adapt to climate change

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The Conversation

Publication Date
2022-05-19

Plant seeds must travel far to maintain healthy ecosystems. Carried on the wind or in the fur and dung of animals, travelling seeds help cleared forest patches regrow and infuse clutches of rare species with diverse genes, making them more resistant to extinction.

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https://theconversation.com/growing-plant-trade-may-spread-invasive-species-but-help-ecosystems-adapt-to-climate-change-182450