A paper published in the journal Nature Plants reveals that older trees, beyond being living beings that provide a majestic presence, provide a number of ecosystem benefits in forests. These long-surviving trees -some reach centenarian or millennial age- are also vital for preserving the long-term adaptive capacity of forests in the face of a constantly changing environment.
Dr. Sergi Munné Bosch, professor at the Faculty of Biology of the University of Barcelona, INSA-UB researcher and member of the Institute for Research on Biodiversity (IRBio), together with researchers from the United States and Italy, have participated in this work.
You can read the full article by following this link: Old and ancient trees are life history lottery winners and vital evolutionary resources for long-term adaptive capacity.