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Forest mortality due to drought: latest insights, evidence and unresolved questions on physiological pathways and consequences of tree death

  1. Melanie J. B. Zeppel1,*,
  2. William R. L. Anderegg2,
  3. Henry D. Adams3

Article first published online: 18 DEC 2012

DOI: 10.1111/nph.12090

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New Phytologist

New Phytologist

Volume 197, Issue 2, pages 372–374, January 2013

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Zeppel, M. J. B., Anderegg, W. R. L. and Adams, H. D. (2013), Forest mortality due to drought: latest insights, evidence and unresolved questions on physiological pathways and consequences of tree death. New Phytologist, 197: 372–374. doi: 10.1111/nph.12090

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  1. 1

    Department of Biological Sciences, Centre for Climate Futures, Macquarie University, North Ryde, Australia

  2. 2

    Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

  3. 3

    Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, USA

*(Author for correspondence: tel +61 2 9850 9256; email melanie.zeppel@mq.edu.au)

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  1. Issue published online: 18 DEC 2012
  2. Article first published online: 18 DEC 2012

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