sag to Lemmy Shitpost • 5 months agoThe world if Africa didn't existfiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1293arrow-down120
arrow-up1273arrow-down1imageThe world if Africa didn't existfiles.catbox.moesag to Lemmy Shitpost • 5 months agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-square@gruelinkEnglish2•5 months agoThe Amazon rainforest survived the African Humid Period though, so what’s up with that?
minus-square@KellylinkEnglish3•edit-25 months agoIt looks like the Amazon region was experiencing less rainfall at the time with a corresponding shift towards drought tolerant species with parts of the region as savannahs !! https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/a/2567 With a different rainfall profile the nutrient loss would have been vastly reduced.
The Amazon rainforest survived the African Humid Period though, so what’s up with that?
It looks like the Amazon region was experiencing less rainfall at the time with a corresponding shift towards drought tolerant species with parts of the region as savannahs !!
https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/a/2567
With a different rainfall profile the nutrient loss would have been vastly reduced.
Neat, thanks!