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How might a mat of mosses protect a forest?

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Mosses play important roles in filtering and storing the water and nutrients that forests need to survive and grow. Mosses are important because they help regulate water in the forest ecosystem by slowly absorbing and releasing rainfall while keeping nutrients in place. Their nutrients and water come from rainfall or running water.

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