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| The Hidden Life of Trees - Peter Wohlleben |
May 11, 2017
Book 37 - The Hidden Life of Trees -
What they Feel, How they Communicate - Discoveries from a Secret World
Peter Wohlleben (2015)
Part 4 - pages 99-145
Reading Time - 1 hour
What they Feel, How they Communicate - Discoveries from a Secret World
Peter Wohlleben (2015)
Part 4 - pages 99-145
Reading Time - 1 hour
I learned a few cool things about trees in this chapter... like trees can alter microclimates. They can calm winds, reduce evaporation and enhance the soil.
I also learned that forests are of huge importance for the hydrologic cycle. We know the cycle. Water flows down to the ocean from the continents, evaporates off the ocean, falls as rain over the edge of the continent when it encounters mountains. Rinse and repeat. The thing is... How does rain get further inland than the first 100 km or so? Well... rain falls on forests along the coast, but then a lot of it evaporates back into the atmosphere allowing it to be carried further inland. Alberta can thank BC forests for any rain that they get! Which makes me wonder... if we clear too much of our BC forests... what will that do?
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