If an area that was once extremely fertile becomes deserted and loses all its flora and fauna , will the plants that ever grow there later be something similar to cactus ? How did plants like Cactus 🌵 get into deserts ? Is it due to millions of years of evolution in that specific area ? I'm supposing , for something like cactus to evolve , that area should have been a desert for millions and millions of years such that there was enough time for something like cactus to evolve.
So what happens due to our deforestation? How long before things spring back ?
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If an area that was once extremely fertile becomes deserted and loses all its flora and fauna , will the plants that ever grow there later be something similar to cactus ? How did plants like Cactus 🌵 get into deserts ? Is it due to millions of years of evolution in that specific area ? I'm supposing , for something like cactus to evolve , that area should have been a desert for millions and millions of years such that there was enough time for something like cactus to evolve. So what happens due to our deforestation? How long before things spring back ?