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Dan Schlatter, a University of Minnesota, Morris student (now grad student at UM-Twin Cities) measuring rings on an aspen core. Image credit: Christopher T. Cole

Aspen is an important forest tree species throughout much of North America. Growth of aspen in Wisconsin has accelerated 53% in the last 50 years due to increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. Images credit: Rick Lindroth
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