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    Trees and Their Essential Role in Biodiverse Ecosystems

    By Kyle Zart | December 19, 2022
    Monarch butterfly resting on a tree

    Biological diversity is essential to the health and wellness of our planet and all the plants, animals, and humans who share it. Ecosystems with higher levels of biodiversity have superior air and water quality, are more resistant to drought and disease, produce higher food-yields, and even contribute to the development of new and improved medicines. Thanks to harmful activities like habitat encroachment, resource exploitation, and various forms of pollution, humans are putting key ecosystems under increased stress and damaging their…

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