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A comparison between broad leaf and pine forest.
Martin Hughes-Games investigates variation in leaf material from a pine and broad leaf forest. He discusses why some leaves drop and some leaves stay all year round. He explores why nothing grows on the ground of a coniferous forest and how some trees are adapted to cope with harsh conditions. He explains that both strategies are good: neither is better than the other.
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