Rainforest tree with surface roots and buttress roots La Selva Biological Station
Rainforest tree with surface roots and buttress roots La Selva Biological Station Costa Rica Buttress roots are believed to be an adaptation for stabilizing tall rainforest trees and for channelling the flow of internal materilas to and from roots Surface roots are an adaptation for extracting H2O and nutrients from the soil surface since rainforest soils are relatively nutrient poor
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