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    Death from drought in tropical forests is triggered by hydraulics not carbon starvation

    It has been suggested that carbon starvation, owing to reduced availability of non-structural carbohydrates (NSCs), is an important contributor to tree mortality during drought in tropical rainforests; however...

    L. Rowland, A. C. L. da Costa, D. R. Galbraith, R. S. Oliveira, O. J. Binks… in Nature (2015)

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    Drought impact on forest carbon dynamics and fluxes in Amazonia

    Severe drought in a tropical forest ecosystem suppresses photosynthetic carbon uptake and plant maintenance respiration, but growth is maintained, suggesting that, overall, less carbon is available for tree ti...

    Christopher E. Doughty, D. B. Metcalfe, C. A. J. Girardin, F. Farfán Amézquita… in Nature (2015)