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Re:Long Before Trees Overtook the Land, Earth Was Covered by... by anonymouskimmer on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @05:49PM (#35720504)
> The time scale for new species adapted to a completely new climate is many millions of years, not a few thousands. What we destroy today won’t be replaced while humans as a species as we know it today even exists.

When it comes to changing climate (and some degree of pollution) instead of newly evolved adaptations you get migrations or selection for particular alleles. Adjust up and back down and you can end up with diversity constraints on both ends.

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Re:Long Before Trees Overtook the Land, Earth Was Covered by... by Ma8ee on Friday April 28, 2023 @02:32AM (#35738156)
Some manages to migrate or adapt. Many won’t. Either because there’s nowhere to migrate to, or because there’s no path there available. In the end, we will lose a lot of biodiversity.
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Re:Long Before Trees Overtook the Land, Earth Was Covered by... by anonymouskimmer on Friday April 28, 2023 @03:00PM (#35745595)
That's exactly my point.
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