FORESTS AND CLIMATE.
Writers in various parts of the Dominion have recently commented upon the rapid manner in which the soil and the grass have quickly dried up during the last summer. Indeed many farmers noticed this tendency in the spring, despite frequent heavy rains. One of the results of forest depletion is seen in the effect on climate. The natural effect of a shortage of forests is a hard, harsh, barren climate. The trees of the native forests in New Zealand absorb large quantities of moisture in the wetter seasons of the year; also, moisture is retained in the soil because of the water holding properties of the forest floor aided by the sheltering and shading effect of the trees. In dry periods much of this retained water is given off in the form of vapour. If the forests
are of sufficient extent, this vapour produces a humid atmosphere which is the delight of most plant life.
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Forest and Bird, Issue 52, 1 May 1939, Page 16
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158FORESTS AND CLIMATE. Forest and Bird, Issue 52, 1 May 1939, Page 16
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