Open AccessBark Beetles Cause Big Tree Die-Offs, but Streams Flow Steadily
Author(s) -
Lily Strelich
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2016eo047593
Subject(s) - streams , bark (sound) , streamflow , tree (set theory) , bark beetle , dendrochronology , ecology , environmental science , geography , biology , archaeology , computer science , mathematics , cartography , drainage basin , computer network , mathematical analysis
Recent beetle epidemics have driven tree die-offs across North America, and previous studies predicted an increase in annual streamflow would follow—but a new study shows this may not be the case.