EcologybioRxivPreprint
Rising water is an underappreciated driver of forest mortality
Henry C.H. Yeung, Tamlin M. Pavelsky, Chao Wang…·Xi Yang
The paper tracks forest mortality across the U.S. Great Lakes and coastlines from 2012 to 2023, finding rising water levels as a major driver of tree death, especially in wetlands and low-lying forests.
DOI 10.64898/2026.09.21.753189