卢德米拉·拉蒂斯: 从粪便里长出的森林

从粪便里长出的森林

你知道世界上最大的热带森林部分是由粪便中长出的种子形成的吗？生态学家卢德米拉·拉蒂斯（Ludmila Rattis）揭示了自然恢复力的令人惊讶的成果，分享了貘（在亚马逊地区漫游的类似猪的生物）的消化习性如何传播种子，帮助森林再生并促进全球气候韧性。（即使是大自然的废弃物也得到了很好的利用！）

Nature’s most effective gardeners may be tapirs, whose fruit-filled diets and long forest walks scatter hundreds of seeds wherever they roam. Just one pile of tapir dung can contain over 700 seeds from more than 20 plant species, nurturing new trees resilient to drought and climate shifts. By moving seeds into degraded areas, tapirs and their allies like dung beetles replant forests and boost ecosystem health. Their unnoticed labor shows how wildlife helps heal the world’s largest tropical forests.