Poor methodology for predicting large-scale tree die-off

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Sebastian Leuzinger et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009.

. 2009 Sep 22;106(38):E106; author reply E107.

doi: 10.1073/pnas.0908053106. Epub 2009 Sep 15.

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Temperature sensitivity of drought-induced tree mortality portends increased regional die-off under global-change-type drought.
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