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To address insect infestations, I'd guess it will be key to not plant huge monocultures. That should make the new forests much more resilient to bugs and such a
by black_puppydog 7y ago
To address insect infestations, I'd guess it will be key to not plant huge monocultures. That should make the new forests much more resilient to bugs and such as a whole, and allow for more rapid re-growth if/when trees do get bitten by the bug.
The overall dryness might be more of a problem.
- Mikeb85 7y agoCan't exactly help the fact that the whole boreal forest is a monoculture... Pine beetles have been able to thrive because winters haven't been cold enough to consistently kill them, although this last winter was.