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Fig trees are a popular choice for indoor greenery. There are over 850 different species -- and not all of them adapt well to ...

Trees nearest the mines had higher concentrations of mercury in their rings. Passive air sampling confirmed the mercury ...

it is the case that fig wasps are the pollinators for fig trees that require pollination, and many types of wasps are attracted to sweet fruits like figs, especially in the fall. For those reasons ...

Given the threats to scattered fig trees, it is increasingly important to identify potentially effective local conservation strategies that accommodate existing perceptions of their value. We used ...