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Articles | Volume 29, issue 19
Articles | Volume 29, issue 19
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-4825-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-4825-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 29, issue 19
Research article
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30 Sep 2025
Research article |  | 30 Sep 2025

Linking woody plants, climate, and evapotranspiration in a temperate savanna

Horia G. Olariu, Bradford P. Wilcox, and Sorin C. Popescu

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Satellite data reveal that woody plants in Texas’s Post Oak Savannah now return almost all rainfall to the atmosphere. In drier regions, once trees and shrubs blanket more than 80 % of the land, yearly water loss to the atmosphere even surpasses rainfall, shifting the region from a water surplus to a deficit and shrinking groundwater recharge. Without brush control, warming and further canopy growth could leave soils drier, streams weaker, and local water supplies increasingly strained.
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