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Of course those ecosystems will collapse, at least in part, they are a transition point towards the ecosystem climax. In the same way as the first week of an a
by pvaldes 6y ago
Of course those ecosystems will collapse, at least in part, they are a transition point towards the ecosystem climax.
In the same way as the first week of an artistic work will disappear forever under new layers of paint.
- dividedbyzero 6y agoThat's not an apt comparison. Painting over an artwork doesn't usually cause wide-ranging consequences apart from some human drama, destroying ecosystems frequently does. Ecosystems influence everything from erosion and flooding, micro/macroclimate, occurrence of disease vectors and pests or lack thereof, wildfire occurrence and severity, avalanche risk, and food production on a large scale. We're putting on totally artificial pressure in a very short timeframe. Will we keep things like this for millennia? Probably not. We need stable environments to thrive, this is a recipe for severe instability. Plus, whatever comes after a collapse may be really bad for us – maybe you get a desert, maybe you get a really bad avalanche situation, maybe you get new pests and disease vectors. This isn't a question of aesthetics, it's about the functioning of the environment we are deeply dependent on to exist.