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Denser forests across the USA experience more damage from insects and pathogens
Forests across much of the United States are becoming denser. Trees growing in denser stands experience more competition for essential resources, which can make them more vulnerable to disturbances. Forest density can be expressed in terms of basal area, a metric that has been used to assess vulnera...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9985637/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36871063 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-30675-z |