New publication: #Masting Breakdown in European #Beech Reduces Fitness Benefits of Masting, Partly Explained by #ClimateChange. #mastseeding #pollen
https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.73809
https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.73809
Masting, or mast seeding, is a strategy where oak trees (and other types of trees that produce nuts or seeds) produce a large number of acorns in some years and very few in others.
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#MastSeeding
#cottonwoods
These types of trees expel their seeds en masse every few years, and it usually only lasts a few weeks. The seed blizzard is more noticeable this year because there's been so little rain, an expert said.