Increasing plant water stress and decreasing summer streamflow in response to a warmer and wetter climate in seasonally snow-covered forests

Christensen, Lindsey; Adams, Hallie R.; Tai, Xiaonan; Barnard, Holly R.; Brooks, Paul D.

doi:10.1002/eco.2256

Title: Increasing plant water stress and decreasing summer streamflow in response to a warmer and wetter climate in seasonally snow-covered forests

Journal Article · Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Ecohydrology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.2256· OSTI ID:1850973

Christensen, Lindsey ^[1]; Adams, Hallie R. ^[2];

^[3]; Barnard, Holly R. ^[2]; Brooks, Paul D. ^[1]

Department of Geology and Geophysics University of Utah Salt Lake City UT 84112‐0102 USA
Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research University of Colorado, Boulder Boulder CO 80309‐0260 USA
Department of Geology and Geophysics University of Utah Salt Lake City UT 84112‐0102 USA; Department of Biological Sciences New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark NJ 07102 USA

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Journal Information:: Ecohydrology, Vol. 14, Issue 1; ISSN 1936-0584

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