Tree-ring Δ13C reveals the impact of past forest management on water-use efficiency in a Mediterranean oak coppice in Tuscany (Italy)

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Issue		Ann. For. Sci. Volume 67, Number 5, July-August 2010


Article Number		510
Number of page(s)		8
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/forest/2010012
Published online		18 May 2010

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