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Paradigm shift in plant growth control

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Coordination of physiological traits involved in drought-induced mortality of woody plants

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Linking chlorophyll a fluorescence to photosynthesis for remote sensing applications: mechanisms and challenges

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The effect of fungal pathogens on the water and carbon economy of trees: implications for drought-induced mortality

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Patterns and causes of observed piñon pine mortality in the southwestern United States

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The standard centrifuge method accurately measures vulnerability curves of long-vesselled olive stems

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Excising stem samples underwater at native tension does not induce xylem cavitation

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Global and time-resolved monitoring of crop photosynthesis with chlorophyll fluorescence

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How do trees die? A test of the hydraulic failure and carbon starvation hypotheses

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Drought's legacy: multiyear hydraulic deterioration underlies widespread aspen forest die-off and portends increased future risk

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No evidence for an open vessel effect in centrifuge-based vulnerability curves of a long-vesselled liana (Vitis vinifera)

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Hydraulic limits preceding mortality in a piñon-juniper woodland under experimental drought

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Hydraulic failure and tree dieback are associated with high wood density in a temperate forest under extreme drought

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Woody species of a semi-arid community are only moderately resistant to cavitation

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Physiological mechanisms of drought-induced tree mortality are far from being resolved

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A global overview of drought and heat-induced tree mortality reveals emerging climate change risks for forests

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Xylem function of arid-land shrubs from California, USA: an ecological and evolutionary analysis

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