University of California-Merced: Having a Mix of Tree Heights Enhances Drought Resilience in Sierra Nevada Forests
January 20, 2024
January 20, 2024
MERCED, California, Jan. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news:
In a paper published in Nature Communications, UC Merced Professor Roger Bales, collaborating with an international team, found that the height of neighboring trees strongly influenced whether a given tree survived California's record 2012-15 drought.
Using high-resolution maps developed from aircraft flights before and after the drought, the team determined the f . . .
In a paper published in Nature Communications, UC Merced Professor Roger Bales, collaborating with an international team, found that the height of neighboring trees strongly influenced whether a given tree survived California's record 2012-15 drought.
Using high-resolution maps developed from aircraft flights before and after the drought, the team determined the f . . .