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Physiological mechanisms of drought-induced tree mortality are far from being resolved
Article first published online: 25 MAR 2010
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.03167.x
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Sala, A., Piper, F. and Hoch, G. (2010), Physiological mechanisms of drought-induced tree mortality are far from being resolved. New Phytologist, 186: 274–281. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.03167.x
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