As detailed in a New York Times article centered on the research of a scientist who specializes in rainforests, "trees more than 100 feet high" grow within 15 years in these warm, humid tropical areas, "a thick rain-forest canopy" appears within 20 years, and elaborate ecosystems are formed in less than 50 years. Similarly, an article in New Scientist documented that a nearly barren mid-Atlantic island developed a "fully functioning cloud rainforest ecosystem virtually from scratch in just 150 years."