Tropical trees are living time capsules of human history

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Feb 6, 2020, 11:00 am161 pts
In a new article published in Trends in Plant Science, an international team of scientists presents the combined use of dendrochronology, radiocarbon dating and isotopic and genetic analysis as a means of investigating the effects of human activities on forest disturbances and the growth dynamics of tropical…

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