What makes lichen and trees grow in certain island areas in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area? Local researchers examined 30 such islands in a one-week study of the area in the fall of 2009. Two factors were the most important — how large the island was, and the number of suitable habitats on that island. How isolated the island was from other islands didn't have an effect.
Mapping island life in the Boundary Waters
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