I agree. Multiple reasons to encourage natural tree regeneration on appropriate sites but in some sites (eg wet acidic moorlands where inc. evapotranspiration through trees dries the soil, allowing organic matter to decompose perhaps) then one of these benefits may not be inc. carbon storage

Natural tree colonisation may not always produce carbon capture benefits Our scientists have warned that natural tree colonisation might not always lead to carbon capture at the scale relevant to achieving net zero.

www.hutton.ac.uk/natural-tree...

legislation not to attack public servants enacting existing legislation

This a cowardly attack on public servants who cannot respond to a government minister on social media. Their job is to advise on key legislation that protects internationally important sites for wildlife in on one of the most nature depleted countries in the world. It is your job to set....

But if the people conducting these studies had used the name keystone species loosely without supporting evidence wouldn't these studies have failed the 2nd eligibility criterion for inclusion?

So there would be additional keystone species beyond those identified in their study if their analysis is correct

Paper should be papers

Haven't checked the original paper but they are saying they applied rigorous criteria for inclusion

Their methods state that for a study to be eligible for inclusion in their review ": it had to (i) clearly refer to the species as a keystone or key species in the community and (ii) provide primary or secondary experimental or observational evidence for this assertion".

The diversity of animals identified as keystone species Although the keystone species concept was conceived of over 50 years ago, contemporary efforts to synthesize related literature have been limited. We compiled a database of 230 keystone vertebrates a...

The diversity of animals identified as keystone species - Shukla - 2023 - Ecology and Evolution - Wiley Online Library share.google/0yQTBC6InHMt...

Just wondering how public ownership of water companies affects this.... Do the same practices happen in Scotland?

Also, is it legal to detain someone and not answer the question "Am I being arrested"?

Link appears to be missing