“In its new forest plan, the Victorian government has funded a “healthy forests” program. This will likely entail reducing the number of trees in the forest and increasing the space between trees. This plan could lead to extensive mechanical thinning in the state’s forests.😩 What effect will this have? Could it be harmful? And is it necessary for forest health? 🤔
#australia #nature #forest #trees
We describe how mountain ash forests naturally change over time, from young, dense and uniform forests 15 years after wildfire, to forests with lower densities of large trees (and smaller trees) in older age.
Our work suggests HUMAN INTERVENTION IS NOT NEEDED to reduce the density of trees or create a diversity of tree sizes needed for wildlife.”
#auspol
Stop destroying our world for money 🤦🏻♀️
