Scientists Flood Forests to Mimic Rising Seas
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Using a web of PVC pipes and rubber hoses, researchers are simulating a flood of the future in a dense forest just a few miles from Chesapeake Bay. Researchers hope to build a global model that will help scientists understand what events lead to the earliest stages of tree stress and when forests near coasts start converting to wetlands.
Read the original article in Scientific American.