Our forests in the [water] balance

Megan S. Matonis; Charlie H. Luce; Zack Holden; Penny Morgan; Emily K. Heyerdahl

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Our forests in the [water] balance

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Megan S. Matonis, Charlie H. Luce, Zack Holden, Penny Morgan, Emily K. Heyerdahl

Year:

2013

Type:

Science Bulletins and Newsletters

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Science You Can Use Bulletin, Issue 5. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 9 p.

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Abstract

Climate change is not only causing temperatures to rise, it is also altering the amount and type of precipitation that falls across the western United States. Research shows a trend of increasingly dry "dry years," meaning droughts are becoming more severe and streams are flowing lower during these periods.

Keywords

Science You Can Use, SYCU, climate change, water supplies, droughts, ecosystems

Citation

Matonis, Megan; Luce, Charles; Holden, Zack; Morgan, Penny; Heyerdahl, Emily. 2013. Our forests in the [water] balance. Science You Can Use Bulletin, Issue 5. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 9 p.