
Already fragmented and stressed forest systems in Western Australia are now at risk of a massive collapse due to record breaking climate conditions. People are still pumping groundwater for their personal gardens/lawns and mostly unaware of how bad It could/will be. Farmers are in competition with native flora for the deeper groundwater.
Biodiversity is getting a hammering and everytime these events occur, the environments health is getting even sicker. It's a feedback loop and many fertile healthy farmlands depend on the forests for moisture, insects, cooler microclimates and keeping salty groundwaters away from the surface.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-11/ecologists-warn-potential-forest-collapse-event-wa/103682304?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web
by Outrageous-Point-347
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