Successful Special Operations require a significant intelligence-gathering apparatus on the ground and close proximity to launch raids with little warning time.
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But the reason for the disassembly of the light-gathering apparatus is to recover as many valuable chemicals as possible from each leaf before it drops.
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Dr Hoch's team extended this idea, arguing that as a plant starts to disassemble its light-gathering apparatus in preparation for winter, its leaves become particularly sensitive to light damage.