Dave5

A great example of how important soil biome is when it comes to regenerating native forests.

… the scientists did not expect the benefits of this experiment would still be visible in the soil today, in 2024. A paper out this week in the journal Frontiers in Microbiomes details an enduring change in the communities of fungi and bacteria where gophers had been, versus nearby land where they were never introduced.

“In the 1980s, we were just testing the short-term reaction,” said Allen. “Who would have predicted you could toss a gopher in for a day and see a residual effect 40 years later?”

https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2024/11/05/how-gophers-brought-mount-st-helens-back-life-one-day