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Floodplain forests play a pivotal role in the river ecosystem — creating wildlife habitat, improving water quality, storing carbon and slowing flooding. But they’re disappearing.
Floodplain forests play a pivotal role in the river ecosystem. But they’re disappearing.
The recent losses to the forest cover worry scientists, especially with climate change making extreme flooding a more frequent threat.
Floodplain forests play a pivotal role in the Mississippi River ecosystem – creating wildlife habitat, improving water quality, storing carbon and slowing flooding. But they’re disappearing faster as high water from longer-lasting floods soaks the trees more than they can stand. With funding available, the challenge is finding the right solution before things get much worse.
The recent losses to the forest cover worry scientists, especially with climate change making extreme flooding a more frequent threat.