Study shows removal of trees makes wetlands wetter

(Phys.org) —A small team of Australian researchers has found that cutting down trees in a wetland area, tends to make the area even wetter. In their paper published in the journal Science, the team describes a study they undertook analyzing wetlands in Australia and historical records from other sites around the world to come to their conclusions.

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