Tim O'Connell · @tinosaurs
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If you're familiar with #EasternHemlock #forests then you might picture them as a closed #canopy with sparse vegetation in the #understory.
But when a fallen tree opens up that canopy, the #gap supports a profusion of #regeneration.
Very cool to find this understory #heterogeneity at #RBWinterStatePark in #Pennsylvania.
#easternhemlock #forests #canopy #understory #gap #regeneration #Heterogeneity #rbwinterstatepark #pennsylvania #ecology #succession