4 ms·
The reverse of that is that there are ecosystems that can only exist as a result of some large fauna's action on the environment: There are theories that perma
by cduzz 5y ago
The reverse of that is that there are ecosystems that can only exist as a result of some large fauna's action on the environment:
There are theories that permafrost is a result of woolly mammoths, for instance:
https://theconversation.com/could-resurrecting-mammoths-help-stop-arctic-emissions-95956 https://theconversation.com/could-resurrecting-mammoths-help...
or
Horses / donkeys digging wells in deserts:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/wild-donkeys-and-horses-dig-wells-provide-water-host-desert-species-180977627/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/wild-donkeys-and-h...
(edited to add horses)
- prawn 5y agoThat's interesting. If something wants to live up in Siberia and Canada, more power to it. I think the climate will unlock little more than mosquitoes up there to start with! Just not instinctively loving the idea of rebirthing name-species for a bit of glory rather than working against what we're generally doing to the environment. Makes for a public excuse for our actions. My MIL has been working the last few years to remove cows from their property and reforest the hillside. The transformation is amazing - it's gone from just beaten grass and cow crap, to loads of native trees. Eventually the trees will be home to mammals and birdlife, dropped logs for lizards, etc. Long way off regrowing the century-old gum trees that really make this area special though.