Since their appearance hundreds of millions of years ago, trees have been changing the entirety of Earth’s landscape to suit their whims while granting organisms food and shelter, among other things. However, our ever-expanding presence may finally tip the balance and place these organisms’ vast root systems on the back foot.
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