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Damming the wood falls

Ellen Wohl, Emily Iskin

2021Science Advances30 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

). This represents an upper bound for contemporary wood fluxes to the oceans because of wood removal from rivers and reservoirs and a lower bound for historical wood fluxes because of deforestation and river engineering. Substantial reduction of this wood flux likely negatively affects coastal and marine environments.

Topics & Concepts

Environmental scienceForest Ecology and Biodiversity StudiesTree Root and Stability StudiesForest Management and Policy