Vivian La - WBUR

Environment

City living isn't good for a tree's microbiome, study shows. Here's what that means

Vivian La - WBUR

A new study found that oak trees in Boston have a greater number of "bad" microbes, like pathogens and plant decomposers, than beneficial ones because of city stressors like heat and pollution.

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