Why are trees in Africa flat on top?
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Why are trees in Africa flat on top?
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The quintessential African savanna tree is the flat‐topped Acacia. However, the reason for this architecture occurring in sparse‐canopied small‐leafed tree species from well‐lit, often mesic, environments is unclear. Brown (1960) suggested that it reduced feeding by the distinctly African herbivore, the giraffe.