A global overview of drought and heat-induced tree mortality reveals emerging climate change risks for forests

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  2010

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  Forest Ecology and Management

• Publication date

  2010-02-05

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  Geography, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.FORECO.2009.09.001
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