Involving several scientists from the University of Colorado Boulder, a research team has found an unexpected silver lining in the devastating pine beetle outbreaks ravaging the West. Such events do not harm water quality in adjacent streams as scientists had previously believed. According to CU-Boulder team member Professor William Lewis, the new study shows that smaller trees and other vegetation that survive pine beetle invasions along waterways ...Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Pine Beetle Outbreak Buffers Watersheds from Nitrate Pollution
Involving several scientists from the University of Colorado Boulder, a research team has found an unexpected silver lining in the devastating pine beetle outbreaks ravaging the West. Such events do not harm water quality in adjacent streams as scientists had previously believed. According to CU-Boulder team member Professor William Lewis, the new study shows that smaller trees and other vegetation that survive pine beetle invasions along waterways ...
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