Impacts of a regional drought on the productivity, dieback, and biomass of western Canadian aspen forests

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• Publication year

  2008

• Venue

  Canadian Journal of Forest Research

• Publication date

  2008-04-24

• Fields of study

  Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1139/X08-001
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