Figure 125
figure 125
In the end, trees will continue to grow, die, and decay; and grow, die, and deca; and grow, die, and decay. (fig. 125)

COMPARTMENTALIZATION extends the time a tree will grow under the constant stress of wounds.

SUCCESSIONS make it possible for microorganisms to survive against the protective forces of a tree.

AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE EXPANDED CONCEPT OF DECAY GIVES US BETTER OPPORTUNITIES TO REGULATE TREE DECAY.

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