silence7@slrpnk.net to Oregon@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoDouglas fir die-off in Southern Oregon gives a glimpse into the future of West Coast forestswww.opb.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up143arrow-down11cross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.net
arrow-up142arrow-down1external-linkDouglas fir die-off in Southern Oregon gives a glimpse into the future of West Coast forestswww.opb.orgsilence7@slrpnk.net to Oregon@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square1fedilinkcross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.net
minus-squareZachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·6 months ago … combination of above-average temperatures and below-average precipitation is stressing out Douglas fir trees. Bennett suspects these conditions are messing with trees’ ability to pull water up from their roots.