[oxymoran]

This is very interesting but what about the effects of mycorrhizal networks? I could be mistaken, but I was under the impression that it has been demonstrated that these networks interact with the root system of trees to trade nutrients. Couldn’t that sort of thing level the playing field and alter the typical evolutionary processes we would expect?

[domdib]

Yes, the work of Suzanne Simard (https://suzannesimard.com/) and others should also be factored in - although I wonder if the models exist for this yet.

[greenie_beans]

would be a cool project, but where do you even start? i'd be curious to see some tech-based experiments about it