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- From: andrewt@watson.ibm.com (Andrew Taylor)
- Subject: Re: Neutralizing hurricanes
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- Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 18:01:09 GMT
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- In article <1992Sep11.134106@zippy.gso.uri.edu> shipman@zippy.gso.uri.edu
- (Scott Lindstrom) writes:
- >What nonsense. Hurricanes are NOT `integral parts of local ecosystems'.
- >Hurricanes are rare events (lt's been 25 years since one hit Miami!) ...
- > ... but any local ecosystem that depends on hurricanes is destined for
- >extinction just as surely as weather patterns change.
-
- 25 years is a short time in the growth of a forest. I don't know
- about Florida but there are tropical rainforest species which depend
- on clearings in forest created by storm damage.
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- Given that we know fires, which may be similarly infrequent, can be
- potent forces in shaping an eco-system it would not be surprising
- if hurricances were a significant in force in shaping ecosystems.
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- Andrew Taylor
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