The bigger they are, the harder they fall
Vast, rich ecosystems that have existed for millennia could collapse in less than a mere human lifetime, according to a study published in the journal Nature Communications.
Although they take longer to crumble than smaller systems, simply because stresses take longer to spread across larger distances, the rate is relatively faster; “so a forest that’s 100 times bigger than another forest will take much less than 100 times the time to collapse,” says senior author John Dearing from the University of London.
Published by Cosmos.
