A Carolinian mecca

Article Abstract:

Backus Woods is a well-preserved forest area in Ontario whose dry woods and wetlands provide visitors with refreshing sights. It occupies 490 hectares of woods and is managed by the Long Point Region Conservation Authority. The place is a haven for exotic and rare plants and animals.

Canada, Description and travel, Forests and forestry, Forests, Ontario

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Seal of approval

Article Abstract:

Trees that undergo massive injuries tend to manifest a physiological response, which enables them to create seals and boundaries to the affected part to prevent the injury from spreading. They compartmentalize the decay using phenols and other compounds with antimicrobial properties.

Physiological aspects, Plants, Plants (Organisms), Trees, Trees (Plants)

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The blob

Article Abstract:

There are almost 8,000 species of bryozoans living in the earth's saltwater environments. Most taxonomists regard bryozoans as sufficiently unique to justify their own phylum, but bryozoans share the lophophore with the phylum Brachiopoda.

Research, Bryozoa, Ectoprocts

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