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Published online 17 September 2008 | Nature 455, 277-280 (2008) | doi:10.1038/455277a
News Feature
Ecology: The heart of the wood
Białowieża is one of the best-preserved woodlands in Europe. But is it a good reference point for what Europe looked like 5,000 years ago? Emma Marris goes deep into the forest to find out.
In dappled light, the trunks of lindens, Norway spruces, and oaks prise the undergrowth and the canopy apart. Quite a few are dead, and draped with beards of moss.
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