Combining satellite imagery with data on groundwater elevation and streamflow alteration, researchers assessed water stress for riparian forests across California from 2015 to 2020 and found that current anthropogenic water-use practices endanger the long-term survival of riparian ecosystems, suggesting the need for changes in water management across California, according to the authors.
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Article #20-26453: "Groundwater dependence of riparian woodlands and the disrupting effect of anthropogenically altered streamflow," by Melissa M. Rohde, John C. Stella, Dar A. Roberts, and Michael Bliss Singer.
MEDIA CONTACT: Melissa M. Rohde, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY; tel: 650-468-1901; email: < mmrohde@esf.edu >
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences