... , with the same processes. VEGETATION. The deciduousness of most tree species is a significant difference from the tropical rain forest. Many evergreen tree species of the rain forest become deciduous in this zone. Growing conditions are not so optimal, thus the tree canopy is lower (10-30m) than in the tropical rain forest and the trees less dense where drought is more extreme. The undergrowth is often dense and tangled because of greater light penetration. Lianas ... are much less common than in the rain forest, not such ... ...

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... enamored with kuzdu's sweet blooms and during the Great Depression the Soil Conservation Service encouraged the planting of kuzdu for erosion control in the South. Yet despite the plant's apparent benefits, farmers soon realized that kuzdu was unruly and deemed it a pest. The South's warm climate, coupled with the lack of native insect pests from Asia, promoted the unchecked growth of kuzdu. Roots weighed as much as ... ecosystem. Climbing vines cover trees and shield them from light, and the vines overtake man-made structures such as damaged buildings and overhead wires as well. Kuzdu c...

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... had no need for qualitative or quantitative defenses. There were no predators on the islands to control them, so they quickly multiplied, established feral populations and denuded huge areas of forest. Cattle were finally hunted and brought under control in the 1920s and 1930s after over one hundred years of munching native plants into oblivion (Wilcove 1999). Goats still remain a serious problem ... Royte 1995). They uproot many rare plant species when searching for worms and grubs in the soil, including small trees. This opens up the canopy and allows light to penetrate previously shad...

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