🧵2/2 They also combined research with outreach to local tree growers, exchanging knowledge on poplar cultivation, windbreaks and vegetation establishment.

#Mongolia #Gobi #Poplar #Microbiome #RootEcology #SoilEcology #Agroforestry #RestorationEcology #Fieldwork #PlantSoilInteractions #MENDELU #MULS

ecology is slow, and I am slower... a year and a few months later, we still don't know what we'll learn from this data, but it's always a relief when you see a few things that tell you your data isn't crap

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