Exotic Timber Plantations Found To Use More Than Twice The Water Of Native Forests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090915140926.htm

ScienceDaily (Sep. 17, 2009) — Ecologists have discovered that timber plantations in Hawaii use more than twice the amount of water to grow as native forests use. Especially for island ecosystems, these findings suggest that land management decisions can place ecosystems – and the people who depend on them – at high risk for water shortages.

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