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| Water and water supplies are among the world's most threatened and precious natural resources. Forests play a key role in maintaining the quantity and quality of water supplied by watersheds throughout the South because such a large portion of the landscape is forested. Through such practices as the use of fertilizers and chemicals to control weeds, insects, and diseases, and factors such as the number trees per acre, harvesting equipment used, and soil quality, forest management operations directly affect many of the |
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| forest ecosystem components that in turn determine the amount and quality of water draining from forests. Therefore, forest managers need to understand how forested watersheds function, and, in turn, how management operations have the potential to affect water that is critical habitat for fish and other wildlife, as well as important for supplying Southern rural and urban populations with drinking water. |
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