Assertion: aspen | /r/HasProperty | important
Facets:
value: for bryophytes
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: ecologically
type: DEGREE
value: very
type: DEGREE
value: for the forest animals
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: In addition to providing key habitat for wildlife, aspen in their seral form may be important as a nurse crop for shade-tolerant species that do not become established in full sunlight, such as many coniferous tree species and forbs.
text: In contrast with many trees, aspen bark is base-rich, meaning aspens are important hosts for bryophytes and act as food plants for the larvae of butterfly
text: Aspen is an important factor in maintaining the biodiversity of forest ecosystems as it provides a home for many species of animals, fungi, and plants.
text: Poplars and aspens are important food plants for the larvae of a large number of Lepidoptera species.
text: Aspen is important source of food for the forest animals.
text: However, ecologically it is very important, as it provides the habitat for a suite of associated organisms, including mosses, lichens and invertebrates, many of which are now rare and endangered in Scotland.
text: In contrast with many trees, aspen bark is base-rich, meaning that aspens are important hosts for bryophytes and act as food plants for the larvae of Lepidoptera species—see List of Lepidoptera that feed on Poplars.