This finding is significant because while much of the southern pine trees have grown back, the original biodiversity was mostly from ground level savannah grasses and other plants. Land and ecosystem ...

In an old-growth longleaf pine savanna, the absurdly long pine needles ... Even if it spares old trees, though, thinning can still harm biodiversity and old-growth ecosystems.

In an old-growth longleaf pine savanna, the trees’ pine needles ... Even if it spares old trees, though, thinning can still harm biodiversity and old-growth ecosystems. But it isn’t always ...

In an old-growth longleaf pine savanna, the absurdly long pine needles ... Even if it spares old trees, though, thinning can still harm biodiversity and old-growth ecosystems.

Reed Frederick Noss, University of Florida (THE CONVERSATION) In an old-growth longleaf pine savanna ... thinning can still harm biodiversity and old-growth ecosystems. But it isn’t always ...