Large Trees Lost First in Drought (IMAGE)

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Large Trees Lost First in Drought

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Large trees suffer more than small trees during and after droughts, and while theories had suggested this should be a globally consistent pattern, a new study confirms the concept with a worldwide survey of 38 forests.

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Dreamstime/Los Alamos National Laboratory

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