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Friday, March 5, 2010

Conventional Wisdom May Worsen Savannah Droughts

From Treehugger:

texas savannah photo
Image credit: iluvrhinestones/Flickr

From Texas to South Africa, farmers and ranchers on the drought-plagued Savannah know that cutting down water-hungry shrubs and trees helps keep more moisture in the soil. This conventional wisdom has ruled land management for generations but there is one problem—it may not be true.

According to new findings by researchers at Texas A&M University in College Station, the exact opposite might be the case.

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