Exploring potential trade-offs in outdoor water use reductions and urban tree ecosystem services during an extreme drought in Southern California
In Southern California cities, urban trees play a vital role in alleviating heat waves through shade provision and evaporative cooling. Trees in arid to semi-arid regions may rely on irrigation, which is often the first municipal water use to be restricted during drought, causing further drought str...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2024-03-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Climate |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fclim.2024.1280615/full |