The following adaptations allow plants to survive in the conditions ... Buttress roots close buttress rootsA tree root that grows above the forest floor to provide nutrients and support.

Yams are considered one of the world’s most important crops. A starchy, nutrient-rich root vegetable of the genus Dioscorea, ...

Our new study shows this creates an ideal habitat for the invertebrates on which it feeds—ensuring they grow large and ensuring ... by cultivating the forest floor. This behavior is rarely ...