funkmasta_kazper t1_iv1r66l wrote
Reply to comment by WhereIdIsEgoWillGo in Do forests have natural life cycles, or will they go on indefinitely without interference? by WhereIdIsEgoWillGo
To an extent. Although there will always be some form of disturbance since trees create structure and no tree is immortal. In the rainforest, a tree may be infested by a fungal pathogen and gradually grow weaker and weaker until the vines on it pull it down. While wind is not the cause, it has the same end effect as the windthrows and gap phase disturbance in temperate forests. Same thing in swamps.
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