Linking definitions, mechanisms, and modeling of drought-induced tree death

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 693-700

  Anderegg, William R L ^a,b   Berry, Joseph A ^b   Field, Christopher B ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN; WATER;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL DEATH; CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE; TREE;

CELL DEATH; CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHTS; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RAIN; TEMPERATURE; TREES; WATER;

EID: 84870294217     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2012.09.006     Document Type: Review

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