1. They last a long time has zero significance because the content is outdated in a year or less.
2. You don't need studies to know the difference between a natural habitat and cultivated land. And that the former is non-renewable.
It looks like this comment is coming from one of those pulp-farming ambassadors spreading misinformation/whataboutism. This happens every time when a case for online publishing with direct payments to authors is put forward. Ha!