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In wake of powerful cyclone, remarkable recovery of Pacific island's forests
- bell-cot 3y agoIANAB (Not A Botanist) ...but isn't this the expected outcome? Cyclones have probably been a thing for epochs, so any species that couldn't recover well would have been Darwin's reject ages ago?
- ceejayoz 3y agoSelected relevant quotes from the article: > The latter is especially surprising, because invasive species often spread rapidly after Pacific Island cyclones. > Tanna's customary stewardship practices appear to augment the capacity for resilience... Co-author Jean-Pascal Wahe of the Vanuatu Cultural Center noted that after a cyclone, stewards weed around native tree species and even plant them. > The study also showed that forests that had previously been subject to grazing by cattle and pigs were slower to recover and will likely be more vulnerable to future cyclones.
- RetroTechie 3y agoAnother relevant quote: "This is because they promote a diversity of tree species, life histories and life stages; as well as a wide range of pathways for regeneration."
- wglb 3y agoThe referenced paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969724011124?via%3Dihub https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S00489...
- wfuikb68 3y ago[flagged]