Comment on The world if Africa didn't exist
grue@lemmy.world 4 months agoThe Amazon rainforest survived the African Humid Period though, so what’s up with that?
Comment on The world if Africa didn't exist
grue@lemmy.world 4 months agoThe Amazon rainforest survived the African Humid Period though, so what’s up with that?
Kelly@lemmy.world 4 months ago
It looks like the Amazon region was experiencing less rainfall at the time with a corresponding shift towards drought tolerant species and even savannahs in parts of the region!
earthscience.stackexchange.com/a/2567
With a different rainfall profile the nutrient loss would have been vastly reduced.
grue@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Neat, thanks!