Fig. 1: A conceptual diagram of the influence of canopy structure on tree mortality during drought. | Nature Communications

Fig. 1: A conceptual diagram of the influence of canopy structure on tree mortality during drought.

From: Tree mortality during long-term droughts is lower in structurally complex forest stands

Fig. 1: A conceptual diagram of the influence of canopy structure on tree mortality during drought.The alt text for this image may have been generated using AI.

The top panel illustrates the potential influence of individual tree size on tree mortality during drought, and the bottom panel illustrates the potential influence of neighborhood canopy structure on tree mortality during drought. ET represents evapotranspiration.

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