Kyongho Son and others publish a paper in WATERS that shows how fine scale topography influences streamflow – and other ecosystem functions such as forest productivity – Accounting for fine scale topography (5m-10m) in hydrologic models alters estimates of how climate variability influences estimates of productivity – by accounting for the role played by micro-refugia
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