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Hydraulic failure and repair are not routine in trees

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    Hervé Cochard

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    Sylvain Delzon

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Cochard, H., Delzon, S. Hydraulic failure and repair are not routine in trees. Annals of Forest Science 70, 659–661 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-013-0317-5

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