worotan t1_itkl8ed wrote
Reply to comment by XonikzD in Formation of Namibia’s fairy circles isn’t due to termites. Plants are "ecosystem engineers" that survive by forming optimal geometric patterns. by marketrent
Petrified trees would be stone, not organic matter capable of storing moisture.
XonikzD t1_itknzm2 wrote
No kidding. It wouldn't matter for temperature differentials to trap moisture. Stones do it in sand too. People here have no interest in how desert plants seek moisture, all they care about is this notion that individual plants can communicate patterns, bs.
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