Izihlahla Ezinkulu, Amaqhawe e-Ecosystem

Ngu-DOUGLAS M. MAIN

 

Kubalulekile ukuhlonipha abadala bakho, izingane ziyakhunjuzwa. Kubonakala sengathi lokhu kuya ezihlahleni, futhi.

 

Izihlahla ezinkulu, ezindala zibusa emahlathini amaningi emhlabeni wonke futhi zidlala izinsiza ezibalulekile zemvelo ezingabonakali ngokushesha, njengokuhlinzeka ngendawo yokuhlala yezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo, kusukela kusikhunta kuya eziqotsheni zokhuni.

 

Phakathi kwezinye izindima zabo eziningi ezibalulekile, ama-oldsters nawo agcina i-carbon eningi. Ohlelweni lokucwaninga e-Yosemite National Park yaseCalifornia, izihlahla ezinkulu (lezo ezinobubanzi obungaphezu kwamamitha amathathu ukuphakama) zithatha iphesenti elilodwa kuphela lezihlahla kodwa zigcina uhhafu we-biomass yendawo, ngokocwaningo olushicilelwe kuleli sonto ku-PLoS ONE. .

 

Ukuze ufunde udaba oluphelele olushicilelwe ku-New York Times, Chofoza lapha.