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Threshold-dependent and non-linear associations between temperature and tree growth at and below the alpine treeline

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EL was supported by the National Natural Science Foundations of China (41525001, 41661144040).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Alpine Ecology and Biodiversity, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China

    Eryuan Liang

  2. CAS Centre for Excellence in Tibetan Plateau Earth Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China

    Eryuan Liang

  3. Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología (IPE-CSIC), Avda. Montañana 1005, 50192, Zaragoza, Spain

    J. Julio Camarero

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Liang, E., Camarero, J.J. Threshold-dependent and non-linear associations between temperature and tree growth at and below the alpine treeline. Trees 32, 661–662 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00468-017-1651-2

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