To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:

• Mast Year: A year in which all the plants of a particular species in a region ramp up their seed production.
• Predator Satiation Hypothesis: The hypothesis that mast seeding is a strategy plants use for controlling the population of squirrels and other seed-eating animals.

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