Coast redwoods versus giant sequoias
The secret engineering of giants
Canopy worlds and forest networks
Guardians of the redwood empire
YOUR GOAL
Master of The giant redwood trees
artiteacher Canopy worlds and forest networks
Up in the canopy, Up in the canopy, Salamanders never touch the ground!
artiteacher A unique amphibian spends its entire life cycle hundreds of feet up in the redwood canopy.
artiteacher Redwood trees do not grow in isolation; they are connected by a vast underground network.
artiteacher Build an underground root network to discover how giant redwoods share resources and survive.
Canopy soil: Decomposing needles high in redwood branches can create soil beds up to three feet deep, suspended 300 feet in the air.
A plant that grows on another plant but is not parasitic, obtaining moisture and nutrients from the air and rain. In 1996, botanist Steve Sillett climbed coast redwoods to study massive fern mats and other aerial epiphytes.
What is the name of the high-altitude ecosystem found in the upper branches of redwoods?
What percentage of a redwood's genetic clones are identical to the parent tree?
Which bird species relies specifically on old-growth redwood forests for nesting?
What are the lumpy, bud-filled growths on redwoods that can sprout clone trees?
Which amphibian can spend its entire life in the redwood canopy without ever touching the ground?