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References: Forest Drought, Tree Hydraulics, and Climate Change
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This reference list includes peer-reviewed research on tropical forests, drought
sensitivity, tree mortality, hydraulic traits, xylem embolism, climate adaptation,
and forest carbon dynamics.
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Aleixo, I. et al. Amazonian rainforest tree mortality driven by climate and functional traits.
<cite>Nature Climate Change</cite> <strong>9</strong>, 384–388 (2019).
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Uriarte, M., Lasky, J. R., Boukili, V. K. & Chazdon, R. L.
A trait-mediated, neighbourhood approach to quantify climate impacts on
successional dynamics of tropical rainforests.
<cite>Functional Ecology</cite> <strong>30</strong>, 157–167 (2016).
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