Oregon State University: Timber Harvesting Results in Persistent Deficits in Summer Streamflow
March 20, 2020
March 20, 2020
CORVALLIS, Oregon, March 20 [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 influence . . .
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 influence . . .