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Tall, leafy conifers lose out

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Figure 1: Tree stomata responses predicted to occur under the increased atmospheric dryness of various climate change scenarios.

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    Maurizio Mencuccini

  2. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FF, UK

    Maurizio Mencuccini & Oliver Binks

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