Droughts Kill Larger Trees, Making the Forest Canopy More Open (IMAGE)

University of Exeter

Droughts Kill Larger Trees, Making the Forest Canopy More Open

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Under long-term drought conditions, the dense canopy becomes more open and more light reaches the lower layers of the forest

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David Bartholomew

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