Differences between an Old Growth Forest and a Secondgrowth Forest
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- Опубликовано: 26 фев 2023
- Stumbled across this incredible visual demonstration of the difference between a healthy, mature old growth forest ecosystem and a secondgrowth crop forest, and had to share!
In the old growth forest, we can see all sorts of complexity within the ecosystem - a multi layered canopy made of different tree species at different ages, rich vegetation on the forest floor, diverse understory, standing dead trees, dead wood on the forest floor, and varying pit and mound topography! All of this complexity helps contribute to a robust hydrological regime that regulates and purifies water as it makes its way through the ecosystem, while also providing home and habitat to all sorts of plants and critters to create a rich medley of biodiversity here.
Yet in the secondgrowth crop forest, we can immediately sense that things are different here. All that complexity is replaced with a simplified single-age stand with a single layered canopy that allows little light to filter through, greatly reducing the biodiversity in the area. This in turn effects the hydrological function of these forests that erodes soils faster leading to siltation of rivers and landslides, and dries out easier in the summer while also creating ladder fuels that contributes to high intensity wildfires.
…pretty spooky huh? Secondgrowth forests like these are reminiscent of those scary forests with witches and goblins that you’d imagine in many fairy tales, which were based on many European forests that began to develop like this as those western societies consumed more wood more rapidly.
Pretty neat little observation demonstrating just how incredibly cool, complex and amazing a healthy forest ecosystem really is! Let’s have more of this, yeah?
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Produced & Directed by Ross Reid
~ I'd like to acknowledge that this video was filmed on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples-Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Stó:lō and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm Nations. ~
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dude I have no idea why this passion project isn't bigger
We in Victoria Australia, have just STOPPED logging old growth forests.
Thank you for breaking this down!
👍Nice someone talks about it. Most people dont see the difference.
This is fantastic. Thank you.
Your comment “Witches love ‘em.” (re: new growth forests) made me laugh. I just subscribed. I love nature.
You're doing amazing work! Awesome video as always!!
Great video very informative!
Thank you for the great information !
How many homes, furniture, business and all manor of infustructor were built out of the old growth . All forest nerds thinned to promote healthy growth
Imagine if old growth forests suddenly rapidly spread all over the planet today, and even pass over or through urban areas without damaging them. That would've been amazing!
What animals are found in second growth forests?
killin it
Id like to help my forest be healthier.. its a very small stretch of very dense yong forest that grew from an old sand quarry.
May I say, as a witch, I prefer the old growth forest. 😊
He's probably at Laurel Hill State Park.
Old growth forests all the way!
How do you help a second growth forest recover?
Well start cutting...😊
Why don’t we just plant the trees a bit farther apart. And maybe try to replicate the old growth forests? We could start by only logging about half the trees in these forests, that way we get some lumber, and we create more gaps in the canopy