Rainfall interception by vegetation is an underappreciated part of the terrestrial hydrological cycle. Numerical modelling shows that non-vascular plants, such as lichens, substantially increase the interception capacity of the land surface.
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Savenije, H.H.G. Intercepted by lichens. Nature Geosci 11, 548–549 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-018-0202-9
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