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The town of Peterson, Massachusetts is leafy, it's green, it is not the business capital of anything.

It's not a place anyone associates with cutting edge economic research.

But there is a research forest here, where scientists study the economic dynamics of forest ecosystems.

And at the edge of the forest, there's a little greenhouse on a hill.

This is where I came to learn about the surprising economic actors in a hidden economy that we are still just beginning to understand.

This economy is being reshaped by climate change, and without it, we might not even be alive.

My name is Meg Duff and you're listening to Science Quickly.

What are you doing?

I am.

I'm Jenny.

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

I'll take your hand.

So, here we are.

You made it down, okay?

That's Jenny Batnagar, an associate professor of biology at Boston University.

These are saplings, oak saplings, and we're planting them in pots.

We're doing a big greenhouse experiment.

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