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I mean it literally can not be a monoculture, for it to be agroforestry there has to be at least two species

• OJFord 6y ago
  I don't know anything about this, but that seems pedantic? Is a duoculture significantly better than a monoculture?
  • Sawamara 6y ago
    Yes. Many invasive species/pathogens are not as likely to devastate the whole area when they do not have a single clear pathway to infect.
  • dr_dshiv 6y ago
    Two species are at least twice as good as 1, right?
  • bobthepanda 6y ago
    Not really, you still have a lack of biodiversity. Japan had a government policy of only reforesting with two types of trees for economic purposes, in some cases replacing natural forest, and as a result there's a lack of biodiversity and Japan now has allergy seasons that are estimated to cost $2B a year: https://ensia.com/features/japan-reforestation-deforestation-lessons-indonesia-china/ https://ensia.com/features/japan-reforestation-deforestation... To add insult to injury, the economic rationale for planting lots of fast-growing wood never really panned out, because it turned out with even Japanese oversupply of timber that it was cheaper to import it from SEA.
    • eaandkw 6y ago
      Do you have any links for the cheaper wood from SEA. I am always facinated about how things are cheaper to buy and cheap halfway around the world versus buying locally.
  • quixoticelixer- 6y ago
    Yeah, much better