Drought-induced mortality of a Bornean tropical rain forest amplified by climate change

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Kumagai, Tomo'Omi ^a,b   Porporato, Amilcare ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DROUGHT STRESS; ECOHYDROLOGY; EL NINO; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; MORTALITY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PROBABILITY; RAINFOREST; SOIL WATER; TROPICAL FOREST;

BORNEO;

EID: 84863468470     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JG001835     Document Type: Article

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