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minus-squareKSP Atlas@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day ago*wasteland The reason so much of Scotland is treeless is because humans deforested it and killed off the apex predators, meaning that animals such as deer are free to eat saplings and prevent regeneration
minus-squaretetris11@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 day agoWe’re talking thousands of years ago though, half of scotland was deforested before the Romans’ came
minus-squareKSP Atlas@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 hours agoThat is true, but until very recently it hasn’t exactly gotten better
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The reason so much of Scotland is treeless is because humans deforested it and killed off the apex predators, meaning that animals such as deer are free to eat saplings and prevent regeneration
We’re talking thousands of years ago though, half of scotland was deforested before the Romans’ came
That is true, but until very recently it hasn’t exactly gotten better