How Much Drought Can a Forest Take?

Katherine E Kerlin — January 19, 2017 - 1:24pm

Why do some trees die in a drought and others don’t? And how can we predict where trees are most likely to die in future droughts?

Scientists from the University of California, Davis, and colleagues examined those questions in a study published in the journal Ecology Letters.

Mass Oyster Die-Off in S.F. Bay Related to Atmospheric Rivers

Katherine E Kerlin — December 13, 2016 - 1:00pm

Atmospheric rivers contributed to a mass die-off of wild Olympia oysters in north San Francisco Bay in 2011, according to a study led by 51�ԹϺ�� Davis and the San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. The study is the first to document biological impacts of atmospheric rivers, which are predicted to increase under future climate change.

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How Much Drought Can a Forest Take?

Mass Oyster Die-Off in S.F. Bay Related to Atmospheric Rivers