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Morticulture: Forests of the living dead
Nutrients from decomposing logs go back to the forest floor, where they feed life in soils.
Credit: NSF H.J. Andrews LTER Site
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Scientists are finding that dead wood is very much alive.
Credit: NSF H.J. Andrews LTER Site
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Biologist Mark Harmon, also known as "Dr. Death," studies the importance of dead trees to forests.
Credit: NSF H.J. Andrews LTER Site
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A decaying log is a microscopic forest within a forest.
Credit: NSF H.J. Andrews LTER Site
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Trees killed by an infestation of the spruce budworm will soon fall.
Credit: U.S. Forest Service
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From death, life. New growth sprouts from lifeless logs, and will soon replenish the forest.
Credit: U.S. Forest Service
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