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

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Year: 2009
Type: article
Volume: 259
Issue: 4
Pages: 660-684
Citations: 7330
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                                    Craig D. Allen, 
                                
                                    Alison K. Macalady, 
                                
                                    Haroun Chenchouni
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2009). 
                            A global overview of drought and heat-induced tree mortality reveals emerging climate change risks for forests. 
                            Forest Ecology and Management
                            , 259
                            (4)
                            , 660-684.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2009.09.001
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2009.09.001