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Week 58: Research findings – Trees and their seed networks: The social dynamics of urban fruit trees and implications for genetic diversity
Author: CIFOR/ICRAF
Topics: seed sector development; biodiversity; trees
Trees are a traditional component of urban spaces where they provide ecosystem services critical to urban wellbeing. In the Tropics, urban trees’ seed origins have rarely been characterized.