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Dead matter decays quickly (due to hot&wet climate) on the surface instead of settling into the ground and decaying there. And rich ecosystem also grows fast, p
by detaro 4y ago
Dead matter decays quickly (due to hot&wet climate) on the surface instead of settling into the ground and decaying there. And rich ecosystem also grows fast, picking up any nutrients immediately. And high rainfall etc means nutrients would be washed out quickly. These three things mean that soil in tropical rainforests isn't nutrient-rich, because the nutrients are constantly reused everywhere else.
- Razengan 4y agoThat logic doesn’t make sense: “This person isn’t rich because he keeps spending millions.” If the soil wasn’t “rich” how did it become such a forest in the first place? Maybe reword it as “forests are not suitable for farmland”.
- axus 4y agoIf you're always spending money (soil), there's nothing left for someone else (the farmer) to steal.
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- minsc_and_boo 4y agoIt's rich because of the insane cash flows going through the soil. Clear out the rainforest for traditional agri and you've lost your insane income.
- codefreeordie 4y agoAt one time in the past, it was richer. But the forest ecosystem was too stable, causing it to continue to grow until it had consumed all of the resources, leaving the soil poor. But the forest remains, and remains almost maximally stable, so any time that anything dies, freeing up resources, they're almost immediately taken back up by the system and converted into more forest.
- Ericson2314 4y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_and_flow https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_and_flow