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Hidden Seedwork principle

Lessons from Dwarf Cassowary

Carry the mountain forest.

Montane Fruit Dispersal

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Core lesson

A quiet forest runner can still plant the next forest behind it.

Biological basis

Dwarf Cassowaries are fruit-eating forest birds of New Guinea highlands and help disperse seeds through their droppings as they move through montane forests.

Best use cases

Where this lesson tends to be most useful in practice.

Seed dispersalHidden impactForest regenerationQuiet serviceMontane ecology

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