#9 Extreme droughts, forest decline and mortality in the Patagonian Andes

Abstract  Climate and environmental changes are evident throughout the planet and the Patagonian Andes are not an exception.  While widespread warming associated with Global Climate Change is the best documented process, other changes in climate, including more severe extreme events such as droughts and heat waves, have been clearly identified. Recently, extensive patches of mortality and forest decline have been observed in centuries-old native forests in the Patagonian Andes, repr

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