Research frontiers for improving our understanding of drought-induced tree and forest mortality.

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• Publication year

  2018

• Venue

  New Phytologist

• Publication date

  2018-04-01

• Fields of study

  Geography, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/nph.15048PMID 29488280
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