sullable lreea along ridges and iar a illde way
dawn the slope rum me lain beam; and dump
Wind's wlll produce me maalmiim ol oerialri
desired meets in propammi lo the area eoeiapled.
silllnble lree and biiah gamble in swampy areas
and around lhelr margins wfll mereaee their ellecl
ln oheeldng noad diseharge. and may prevent
these areas ironi eonlrlbiidng large quanuuee or
alli In die streams dlirli-ig very heavy rains, mm
or sell. oulltvable soil liable in denudallori may
similarly be protected. Generally. a Dounu’y which
is. in the ordinary English aeriie oi the wards.
well iirabered‘ ls. ham the paint or view of lhe
hydraulic engineer. a Llelnbk eoiii-iuy: and In
lhe development of new larida ins hiliire enema
ol a popased agrleiiiliiral policy should be
earlsldered rrom lllia polrii or ylew. and hi
mnsullnuon with hydranlie engineers,
in, Ryvzs, Enxmrtvm! Handbook, use)

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INTRODUCTION

This ehaplel deals wllh the roinplea inleractlons
between lime and the "Kammg energies or ndxanon.
pleeipitation, and lhe winds isr gaseous envelope at
earlh rhe elielgy lranaaetions between lrees and their
physieal enyiianment deiy preeise measurement as
iliey yaly rnam hour to hour, and according la lhe
eampositlian and age DI islests, tnit we tan sliidy the
bioad elleels

Whal I hppe to show is the immense yallae 0! trees to
the bibsphere We milsl deplsle lhe rapaeily ol lhose
who, harsh ephemeral ploht in dollals, would an bees
lor newsprint, parkagmg. and mm temporary uses.
When we ml loresls, we must pay fur the end ws| ln
dliaight, water loss ailment kiss, and slim soils. siieh
easli are list charged by nnnnng or eorrnpied
governmemi, and deibresiailan lias iherelore
impayenshed whole natlans rile prosess contlnlies
with arid lain as a mule modem pniblern na| ehaaged
agimsl lhe easl arelertrieny ormolor vehiclts, but with
lhe inevitable aeeomn bufldmg lip so ihal no nation can
pay, in the end its

the 'rapnifisk and 'devnlnpmg‘
worlds will all be equally blvllsht dawn by halal loss
Thmse barien paillisal or leligiblis ideoliagiea whieh [all
to sale [or hams eai-ry iheir awn desleiienon Ls India]
seeds wilhm dieir tabrie,

We should nisl be deeelved by lhe ympngflldi that
pminiser “for every use eilt dawn, a m planled-x The
exchange at a so a seedling fur a haest slant of slum
lonn5 is lilre lhe liner at a molise (or an elephant. Na
new iealmliatadon can ieplaee an aid tenet in my
yaliae, and even lhis lip seryiee is omilted in the
“elit-alld-riin- lorestly praellied ln Bruil and lhe
impies ol creania

rhe planrlng ol trees can assuredly inerease loeal

 

 

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precipiiallpn and ran help reyerse lhe eileers oi
drylnnd sol} sahlng. There eyldeme eyerywhele, in
Illeratiile and in lhe held ihal the meal body bl lhe
loresl is in very a e Energy lransaetipn will. lhe
whole enyilonmenl. To even begin In undeistand, we
must deal wilh themes hm lhemes, and lry la Inflow
a sillye rainsislrn or airstteam rhnsiiyi its nleractlon
with lhe (meal.

A young lolest or tree dosn‘l behave like the same
entily in age. ii may be more or less Iroskhardy,
windrhn, silkwleranli dmughlrmsislam or shade
lolerant at dine-eat ages and seasons Bu! Ier iis al least
lry lu see past how lhe laaest works, by lakmp one
theme at a lime While thls segmented ippmrh leads
lo inrlhe. undershndmg, we rniisl kzerp in mind thal
eyerylhillg is eonneeled, and any one vaelnr alleels all
other pans or lhe system. i can never see ilie lalest as
all assembly at plant and animal speries, bill rather as a
slngle bady with dlflenng sells, organs, and him-ions
Can the olehld exlsl wilhoilt the tree lhal suppflfls ll, or
lhe wasp thal lenillses in Can lhe (ares! exlend lls
bordeia and oeolipy gnsslands withlnil the pigeon that
carries its berriesaway [a gL-rmmife olsewhelel

Trees are, lor the earlll, the illllniale lranslalois and
moderalols ol incammg energy At lhe emwll ol the
larest, and Within lls eanopy. lhe lasl enemles ill
simlighi, wind, and pleeipllaiien are hung modmed lor
llle and gnawlli lies-s not imly build bill innserye the
soils, shldding ihem lroln lhe impael in ralndlops and
lhe desieeatlon lll wind and slili ll we eonld only
underslind what a llee dads ltlr its, how benelic‘ I ll ls
to tile on earth. we would tas many mbes have donel
leyereall lies-s as biolhersand sislers

in lhls chapter, I hope is show that the little we do
know has this iillimaie meinlngs without lyels, lbe
rennet mhahl the earl» wllhniil liees we rapidly ereate
desens and dloiignl, and lhe evidente tor lhis is beloie
aiir eyes witholll lrees, the atmosphere will alter its
eornpmmon. and lile supporl systems Will rail.

 

6.2

THE BIOMASS OF THE TREE

A tree is, bloadly spealrinp, many biomass relies lhese
are the stain and clown llhe ylslble lieel, the detritus
and hiirriiis tulle bee al lhe soil siirlaae bonndaryl and
lheiools and mo! assomaks ldie ufldlrgmund nee)

Lille all llvmg ihines, a bee has shed its weight rnany
limes ayer lo eanh and ale, and has built mlirh or lhe
soil it slands in Not only the clown, but also lhe loals,
die and shed their wanes to earlh The Iivmg tree
siands in a sane ol decomposition, miieh ol it
translmed, ieborn, transpaned, or reinearnaled inlo
glassei, bacteria, hangiis. insert llle, birds. and
mammals

Many ol lhese lies-lives "behaiig wilh‘ lhe tlee, and
still hmelilsn as part ill ll When a blue lay, flu'flwong,
ur sainrlel bill-la an arm land innany lerllyels only