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DeepSpaceNebulae t1_j95vfhy wrote

Reply to comment by Xinlitik in Plants are spreading up mountains faster than thought in North America by BlitzOrion

In short, it’s complicated

It could effect wildlife as a niche is being encroached. It could also effect growth as perhaps the lack of certain vegetation helps with nutrient rich runoff coming down the mountain.

As for the change in number of trees, I’m going to take a guess that it would be a drop in the bucket relative to the forest clearings we’ve been doing elsewhere

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stevepremo t1_j97qpnf wrote

Heck, here in California logging seems to be a drop in the bucket compared to disease and fire. Our forests are dying.

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o0_Shark_0o t1_j97spt6 wrote

Yes, there are many factors to consider and more research is needed to fully understand the impact of this phenomenon.

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