Long Tree-Ring Chronologies Provide Evidence of Recent Tree Growth Decrease in a Central African Tropical Forest

It is still unclear whether the exponential rise of atmospheric CO2 concentration has produced a fertilization effect on tropical forests, thus incrementing their growth rate, in the last two centuries. As many factors affect tree growth patterns, short -term studies might be influenced by the confo...

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Main Authors: Battipaglia, Giovanna, Zalloni, Enrica, Castaldi, Simona, Marzaioli, Fabio, Cazzolla- Gatti, Roberto, Lasserre, Bruno, Tognetti, Roberto, Marchetti, Marco, Valentini, Riccardo
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4373839/