Multi-scale predictions of massive conifer mortality due to chronic temperature rise

Nature Climate Change

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 295-300

  McDowell, N G ^a   Williams, A P ^a,b   Xu, C ^a   Pockman, W T ^c   Dickman, L T ^a   Sevanto, S ^a   Pangle, R ^c   Limousin, J ^c   Plaut, J ^c   Mackay, D S ^d   Ogee, J ^e   Domec, J C ^e,f   Allen, C D ^g   Fisher, R A ^h   Jiang, X ^h,l   Muss, J D ^a   Breshears, D D ⁱ   Rauscher, S A ^j   Koven, C ^k  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b International Research Institute for Climate and Society   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^d Department of Geography   (United States)

^e BORDEAUX SCIENCES AGRO   (France)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^h NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

ⁱ The University of Arizona   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^k LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; DROUGHT STRESS; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUTURE PROSPECT; GLOBAL WARMING; MORTALITY; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PREDICTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

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EID: 84959303013     PISSN: 1758678X     EISSN: 17586798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2873     Document Type: Article

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