> But as a store of carbon, it is fundamental to the survival of every person. If destroyed or degraded, the Amazon, as a system, is simply beyond humanity’s ability to get back: Even if people were to replant half a continent’s worth of trees, the diversity of creatures across Amazonia, once lost, will not be replenished...
Can someone elaborate on this? I thought all that matters for carbon balance is biomass, and vast majority of this comes from trees, so diversity doesn't matter as long as there is enough trees.
Can someone elaborate on this? I thought all that matters for carbon balance is biomass, and vast majority of this comes from trees, so diversity doesn't matter as long as there is enough trees.