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News Release 17-068
What's killing trees during droughts? Scientists have new answers.
Researchers find that carbon starvation and hydraulic failure kill drought-stricken trees
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Ghostly sentinels: trees in Senegal that have died in a drought.
Credit: FAO
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Trees below Mount Pelion East, Tasmania, an area where forests have been replaced by shrubs.
Credit: Melanie Zeppel, University of Sydney
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Dead pinyon pines near Flagstaff, Arizona, following a severe drought and bark beetle outbreak.
Credit: Henry Adams
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Ponderosa pines in Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico; the area has endured many droughts.
Credit: William Hammond, Oklahoma State University
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Dead pine and fir trees in Sequoia National Park during the recent California drought.
Credit: Jordi Martinez-Vilalta
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A dying Scots pine in southern France following the 2003 European heat wave and drought.
Credit: Michel Vennetier, Irstea
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