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The ecologist revealing the invisible networks that revive rainforests

In a research station in central Panama, you can walk through a century of forest time, watching scrubby plots of adolescent trees give way to cathedral-like canopies of mature growth.

  • Daisy Dent studies century-long forest plots in Panama.
  • Animal dispersers, especially fruit-eating species, crucial for reforestation.
  • Diverse patches with multiple tree species have stronger canopies.

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