Great post, thank you! In James Hansen’s CSAS Note.2024.02.14.pdf, he mentions the seriousness of the planet getting darker, lower albedo. Excess afforestation accounts for some of that. There are other climax-species systems besides forests; a savanna can be the natural climax ecosystem for certain areas, on which the other flora/fauna …
Great post, thank you! In James Hansen’s CSAS Note.2024.02.14.pdf, he mentions the seriousness of the planet getting darker, lower albedo. Excess afforestation accounts for some of that. There are other climax-species systems besides forests; a savanna can be the natural climax ecosystem for certain areas, on which the other flora/fauna depend. Can you think of one successful ecosystem human-tampering project without unintended consequences? Not to mention frequent misguided _intended_ consequences, frequently the result of Big Philanthropy gestures.
Great post, thank you! In James Hansen’s CSAS Note.2024.02.14.pdf, he mentions the seriousness of the planet getting darker, lower albedo. Excess afforestation accounts for some of that. There are other climax-species systems besides forests; a savanna can be the natural climax ecosystem for certain areas, on which the other flora/fauna depend. Can you think of one successful ecosystem human-tampering project without unintended consequences? Not to mention frequent misguided _intended_ consequences, frequently the result of Big Philanthropy gestures.