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Re:The Planet Now Has More Trees Than It Did 35 Years Ago by southern_cross on Wednesday August 22, 2018 @09:43PM (#17823874)
Are you aware of the research which suggests that much of what we consider wetlands today may only exist because of prior deforestation in those areas? And that reforestation may naturally then lead to these wetlands shrinking dramatically in size?
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Re:The Planet Now Has More Trees Than It Did 35 Years Ago by specialist on Wednesday August 22, 2018 @10:26PM (#17824054)
I hadn't. If you have links handy, I'd be much obliged.
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Re:The Planet Now Has More Trees Than It Did 35 Years Ago by southern_cross on Wednesday August 22, 2018 @11:12PM (#17824263)
What I saw was from years ago, but here's an example of what a quick Google search turns up about it:

http://www.lakescientist.com/research-summary-effect-defores...

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