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It's important to remember that the water used by trees is not necessarily zero sum. Trees shade the ground reducing evaporation; they contribute to soil struct
by VBprogrammer 7y ago
It's important to remember that the water used by trees is not necessarily zero sum. Trees shade the ground reducing evaporation; they contribute to soil structure increasing the soils ability to hold water; they break hard-pan layers allowing more water to seep into the ground during rain-fail events etc.
- cferr 7y agoThat's after they grow up though, right?
- deevolution 7y agoCheck this out as well: forests attract rain! So if they can manage to keep a forest healthy it should help improve the local climate rain patterns and increase rainfall.[1] 1. Https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/59/4/341/346941
- sitkack 7y agohttps://www.sthelenaisland.info/the-millennium-forest/ https://www.sthelenaisland.info/the-millennium-forest/ https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-11137903 https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-11137903
- dmix 7y agoThat’s interesting I wasn’t aware of that. I guess trees are different than agriculture.