Key term for Edexcel GCSE Geography B, used in Threats to the Taiga.
The destruction of the layer of living tissue (cambium) beneath the bark by pests or fungi, cutting off the flow of sap and nutrients.
Girdling appears in Edexcel GCSE Geography B revision content for Forests Under Threat, especially Threats to the Taiga and Threats to taiga.
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