Ultimately, higher tree mortality may lead to significant shifts in forest structure and function, the report states.

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They will record plant species, forest structure, ash cover, soil properties, river sediment and the overall topography of the burned area.

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Professing to be an architectural icon in a liveable city core, this giant structure, purported to be the largest wood structure in the world, is best described as a forest of mushrooms welded onto a flying waffle.

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But the structure floats on a one-story wall of glass and the high interior space is beautifully shaped by a small forest of cone lamps descending from the roof to just above table height.

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