Forests
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Forests provide us oxygen to breathe and much more.Find out about Forests on Science Trek.
Forests cover almost one third of the earth’s land surface. This ecosystem plays an essential role in our world. Forests filter water, remove air pollution, absorb carbon, prevent soil erosion and more. Find out more about forests with host Joan Cartan-Hansen and her guests, Dan Johnson and Tara Hudiburg, assistant professors at the University of Idaho.
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Major Funding Provided by the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation and the Idaho National Laboratory
Forests
Special | 28m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
Forests cover almost one third of the earth’s land surface. This ecosystem plays an essential role in our world. Forests filter water, remove air pollution, absorb carbon, prevent soil erosion and more. Find out more about forests with host Joan Cartan-Hansen and her guests, Dan Johnson and Tara Hudiburg, assistant professors at the University of Idaho.
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