“The critical thing to understand is that plants out here are the foundation of the ecosystem.”
Baseline observations help scientists measure the health of an ecosystem. A lot has changed since the floodplain had its last review, so it is time for a check up. In this episode of "Gorongosa Field Notes," ecologists Tyler Coverdale and Tyler Kartzinel take a step back in time to recreate vegetation surveys that took place in Gorongosa National Park four decades ago.
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