Basin-wide variation in tree hydraulic safety margins predicts the carbon balance of Amazon forests.
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Nature
ISSN: 1476-4687
Titre abrégé: Nature
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0410462
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Date de publication:
May 2023
May 2023
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received:
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09
2021
accepted:
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03
2023
medline:
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5
2023
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4
2023
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2023
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Résumé
Tropical forests face increasing climate risk
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doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-05971-3
pii: 10.1038/s41586-023-05971-3
pmc: PMC10156596
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eng
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© 2023. The Author(s).
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