The chain reaction which would be caused by the Taiwan red pine's being struck down by disease "leaves no room for optimism," says Chao Jung-tai, adding that if the forests die, the temperature of water in the rivers will rise, and this may even affect the rare and treasured Taiwan trout in the Chichiawan Creek, an upper tributary of the Tachia River.
二葉松生病將造成的連鎖反應，「讓人無法樂觀」，趙榮台以為，森林死亡，溪水溫度升高，甚至生長在大甲溪上游七家彎溪的國寶魚台灣鱒都可能受影響。