Oregon State University: Timber Harvesting Results in Persistent Deficits in Summer Streamflow
March 18, 2020
March 18, 2020
CORVALLIS, Oregon, March 18 [TNSenvironmentresearch] -- Oregon State University issued the following news:
Summer streamflow in industrial tree plantations harvested on 40- to 50-year rotations was 50% lower than in century-old forests, data from the long-term Alsea Watershed Study in the Oregon Coast Range showed.
The research, led by Oregon State University's Catalina Segura, is an important step toward understanding how intensively managed plantations might infl . . .
Summer streamflow in industrial tree plantations harvested on 40- to 50-year rotations was 50% lower than in century-old forests, data from the long-term Alsea Watershed Study in the Oregon Coast Range showed.
The research, led by Oregon State University's Catalina Segura, is an important step toward understanding how intensively managed plantations might infl . . .