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Its doable but not in 10 years. From [1] > They found that soil fertility takes less than 10 years to recover to old-growth forest values. Plant functioning ta
by npunt 3y ago
Its doable but not in 10 years. From [1]
> They found that soil fertility takes less than 10 years to recover to old-growth forest values. Plant functioning takes less than 25 years, and species diversity takes 60 years. Above-ground biomass and species composition take over 120 years.
This is also discounting any of the unique biodiversity in the Amazon, of which there is a lot and may never come back.
[1]: https://news.clemson.edu/researchers-if-left-alone-tropical-forests-can-recover-on-their-own-surprisingly-fast/ https://news.clemson.edu/researchers-if-left-alone-tropical-...
- hanniabu 3y agoI wonder if things like species diversity and above-ground biomass and species composition can be achieved faster due to being an annex of a thriving forest. I imagine once plants and soil are established that species will move in from the bordering area fairly quickly.