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Data Science Reveals Where Butternut Trees Thrive—Opening New Path for Forest Recovery
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Butternut trees, once common across North American forests, have been devastated by disease and are now critically endangered. A new Virginia Tech study uses climate mapping and data science to identify populations that have naturally resisted the deadly fungus, giving reforestation efforts a scientifically-guided roadmap to bring the species back.
Butternut trees, once common across North American forests, have been devastated by disease and are now critically endangered. A new Virginia Tech study uses climate mapping and data science to identify populations that have naturally resisted the deadly fungus, giving reforestation efforts a scientifically-guided roadmap to bring the species back.