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More productive U.S. national forests and grasslands could yield less water future climate
2016-04-21 09:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Phys.Org: A warmer climate may lead to higher growth and productivity on U.S. national forests and grasslands, but university and U.S. Forest Service researchers say this could reduce quantities of freshwater flowing from most of these lands, even with increases in precipitation. Results were published today in Scientific Reports. "The national forests and grasslands managed by the U.S. Forest Service represent only 9 percent of the U.S. land area,...
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