Patterns and drivers of tree mortality in iberian forests: climatic effects are modified by competition.

Tree mortality is a key process underlying forest dynamics and community assembly. Understanding how tree mortality is driven by simultaneous drivers is needed to evaluate potential effects of climate change on forest composition. Using repeat-measure information from c. 400,000 trees from the Spani...

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Main Authors: Paloma Ruiz-Benito, Emily R Lines, Lorena Gómez-Aparicio, Miguel A Zavala, David A Coomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3581527?pdf=render