Southern beech (Nothofagus) forests can regenerate rapidly if their seedlings are the first to grow up on a cleared site. One or two of these beech seedlings growing on a fallen beech log are likely to reach canopy height and replace the fallen tree.
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Photograph by Chris Rudge
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