Climatic correlates of tree mortality in water- and energy-limited forests.

Recent increases in tree mortality rates across the western USA are correlated with increasing temperatures, but mechanisms remain unresolved. Specifically, increasing mortality could predominantly be a consequence of temperature-induced increases in either (1) drought stress, or (2) the effectivene...

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Main Authors: Adrian J Das, Nathan L Stephenson, Alan Flint, Tapash Das, Phillip J van Mantgem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3723662?pdf=render