The blind men and the elephant: the impact of context and scale in evaluating conflicts between plant hydraulic safety and efficiency

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• Publication year

  2010

• Venue

  Oecologia

• Publication date

  2010-07-29

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1007/s00442-010-1734-xPMID 20668883
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