Tree height explains mortality risk during an intense drought

Drought is intensifying due to climate change, impacting forests globally. Here, the authors track nearly 2 million trees through severe drought and show that tree height is the greatest predictor of mortality risk, suggesting that the tallest trees may be the most vulnerable.

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Autores principales: Atticus E. L. Stovall, Herman Shugart, Xi Yang
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2019
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:3f02f364ecce4538bc4291ff4400a4a72021-12-02T15:35:49ZTree height explains mortality risk during an intense drought10.1038/s41467-019-12380-62041-1723https://doaj.org/article/3f02f364ecce4538bc4291ff4400a4a72019-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12380-6https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Drought is intensifying due to climate change, impacting forests globally. Here, the authors track nearly 2 million trees through severe drought and show that tree height is the greatest predictor of mortality risk, suggesting that the tallest trees may be the most vulnerable.Atticus E. L. StovallHerman ShugartXi YangNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2019)
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Xi Yang
Tree height explains mortality risk during an intense drought
description Drought is intensifying due to climate change, impacting forests globally. Here, the authors track nearly 2 million trees through severe drought and show that tree height is the greatest predictor of mortality risk, suggesting that the tallest trees may be the most vulnerable.
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author Atticus E. L. Stovall
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Xi Yang
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title Tree height explains mortality risk during an intense drought
title_short Tree height explains mortality risk during an intense drought
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title_fullStr Tree height explains mortality risk during an intense drought
title_full_unstemmed Tree height explains mortality risk during an intense drought
title_sort tree height explains mortality risk during an intense drought
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