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How do Trees Survive Winter?

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Humans can go inside or put on clothes, but trees spend winter naked in the cold. Why don't they all die? CREDITS ********* Created by Henry Reich Animation: Ever Salazar Production and Writing Team: Alex Reich, Peter Reich, Emily Elert Music: Nathaniel Schroeder And thanks to Subbable supporter Raed Massoud for helping make MinuteEarth possible! MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://neptunestudios.info SUPPORT MINUTEEARTH ************************** If you like what we do, you can help us!:  …...more
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How do Trees Survive Winter?
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Humans can go inside or put on clothes, but trees spend winter naked in the cold. Why don't they all die? CREDITS ********* Created by Henry Reich Animation: Ever Salazar Production and Writing Team: Alex Reich, Peter Reich, Emily Elert Music: Nathaniel Schroeder And thanks to Subbable supporter Raed Massoud for helping make MinuteEarth possible! MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://neptunestudios.info SUPPORT MINUTEEARTH ************************** If you like what we do, you can help us!: OUR LINKS ************ Youtube |    / minuteearth   TikTok |   / minuteearth   Twitter |   / minuteearth   Instagram |   / minute_earth   Facebook |   / minuteearth   Website | https://minuteearth.com Apple Podcasts| https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... REFERENCES ************** Cavender-Bares, J. (2005). Impacts of freezing on long distance transport in woody plants. Vascular transport in plants, 401-424. Davis, S. D., Sperry, J. S., & Hacke, U. G. (1999). The relationship between xylem conduit diameter and cavitation caused by freezing. American Journal of Botany, 86(10), 1367-1372. Ewers, F. W. (1985). Xylem structure and water conduction in conifer trees, dicot trees, and lianas. International Association of Wood Anatomists Bulletin,6(4). Pittermann, J., & Sperry, J. S. (2006). Analysis of freeze-thaw embolism in conifers. The interaction between cavitation pressure and tracheid size. Plant Physiology, 140(1), 374-382. Willson, C. J., & Jackson, R. B. (2006). Xylem cavitation caused by drought and freezing stress in four co‐occurring Juniperus species. Physiologia Plantarum, 127(3), 374-382. Zanne, A. E., Tank, D. C., Cornwell, W. K., Eastman, J. M., Smith, S. A., FitzJohn, R. G., ... & Beaulieu, J. M. (2013). Three keys to the radiation of angiosperms into freezing environments. Nature.

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