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Forest growth in drier climates will be impacted by reduced snowpack, PSU study finds – EurekAlert

A new study suggests that future reductions in seasonal snowpack as a result of climate change may negatively influence forest growth in semi-arid climates, but less so in wetter climates.

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IMAGE: A high-density ponderosa pine forest at the Fort Valley Experimental Forest site near Flagstaff, Arizona.
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Credit: Kelly Gleason | Portland State University
A new study suggests that future reductions in seasonal snowpack as a result of climate change may negatively influence forest growth in semi-arid climates, but less so in wetter climates.
Researchers from Portland State University, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Forest Service and the universities of Vermont and Maine fo…

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