Acorns and Beechnnuts Are Falling from the Trees Much Earlier This Year Than Normal Due to the Warm Spring And Summer, Accordance to Research From The Nature Calendar. That is good news for the forest ecosystem.
The Growing Season, the Period in which plants and trees actively grow, was The Second Warmest ever Measured in the Netherlands this year. As a result, The Tree Fruits River Faster. Only in 2018 was it Slightly Warmer.
The Temperatures From March to August Are Than 80 percent Decisive for the Moment Acorns Fall from the Trees, Writes Biologist Arnold van Vliet of Wageningen University & Research (WUR) in Nature Today . The Drought This Year Does Not Seem To Have Influenced The Growth and The Amount of Acorns.
Accordance to van Vliet, The Many Acorns Ensure That A Lot Of Food is available for Animals. This is positive for the forest ecosystem, because wild boars switch to alternative food sources, such as nutrient-rich plant roots, when there is a shortage of acorns. Digging for these roots can cause damage to nature.
On the Veluwe, the Total Number of Fallen Acorns and Beechnuts This Year is Estimated AT 5.4 Million Kilos. That is a prospective More than the Average of 3.1 Million Kilos, But Remains Well Below the Record of 10 Million Kilos in the Year 2000.