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Cork protects wildlife.(News from the world of Trees)(Brief Article)
American Forests
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September 22, 2005
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Cork is not only useful when popping the bubbly, it also saves wildlife. The bark of cork oak trees regenerates, allowing the trees to be safely stripped in nine-year intervals to create natural wine corks. Because the trees are valued for this service and not logged, an ancient woodland ecosystem based on native flora has developed within the woodlands in Portugal.
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These "Montados," as the woodlands are called, feed grazing livestock and also nurture rare wildlife, reports Britain's Royal Society of Protection of Birds. By 2000, one ...
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FIREFLIES PROVIDE SUMMER LIGHT SHOW
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; ...finds his mate. Female fireflies of the genus Photuris...the code of many other firefly species. When an amorous...family Lampyridae, fireflies and other luminescent...catch the slow-flying firefly, you will see it has...The light given off by fireflies is from a chemical reaction...
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