Decreased water flow may be trade-off for more productive forest
Monday, March 25, 2013 - 16:31
in Earth & Climate
Bubbling brooks and streams are a scenic and much loved feature of forest ecosystems, but long-term data at the U.S. Forest Service's Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest suggests that more productive forests might carry considerably less water, according to a study published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.