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Going back in time and not clear cutting all old forest on a whole continent would be a big improvement, too. The new growth is much more likely to be devastat
by andrei_says_ 3y ago
Going back in time and not clear cutting all old forest on a whole continent would be a big improvement, too.
The new growth is much more likely to be devastated by fires. Trees are smaller, branches are lower, brush is thicker etc.
- plorg 3y agoAnd in many places the trees that grow back are not the same species that were cut to begin with, and don't necessarily function in the same fire ecology, either because they have evolutionary advantages in clean cut environments or because they were planted for their supposely greater economic value.