climax community
An ecological community in the final stage of succession, in which the species composition remains relatively stable until a disturbance such as fire occurs.
Genesis 4:3-5, King James Version
THE BODY OF ABEL FOUND BY ADAM AND EVE, WILLIAM BLAKE, CIRCA 1826
Saturn Devouring His Son, Francisco Goya
THOTH HELPS RECLAIM THE DISMEMBERED GOD OSIRIS FROM THE NILE RIVER
Disrupt (v)
from the Latin dis- "apart" + rumpere "to break,"
The ration of fungi to bacteria in forest soil is roughly 25:1. In disrupted agricultural soil, it is 1:1.
The Fall of Icarus, Jacob Peter Gowy, 1636
SKETCH OF THE ANCIENT CITY OF JERICHO
rhi·zo·sphere (n)
the region of soil in the vicinity of plant roots in which the chemistry and microbiology is influenced by their growth, respiration, and nutrient exchange.
“…the ‘acorn theory’ …holds that each person bears a uniqueness that asks to be lived and that is already present before it can be lived.”
James Hillman
"If we lose the forests, we lose our
only teachers."
Bill Mollison
"If we lose the forests, we lose our
only teachers."
Bill Mollison