[HN Gopher] In wake of powerful cyclone, remarkable recovery of ...
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       In wake of powerful cyclone, remarkable recovery of Pacific
       island's forests
        
       Author : wglb
       Score  : 26 points
       Date   : 2024-03-20 14:56 UTC (8 hours ago)
        
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       | wglb wrote:
       | The referenced paper:
       | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S00489...
        
       | bell-cot wrote:
       | IANAB (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 wrote:
         | Selected relevant quotes from the article:
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         | > The latter is especially surprising, because invasive species
         | often spread rapidly after Pacific Island cyclones.
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         | > 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 wrote:
           | Another 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."_
        
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