Even in 2008 and 2009 #ClimateChange had already impacted growth trends in forest trees : based on 44 studies of temperate and boreal #forests Sergeant et al have shown that already in 2008, many EU forests showed negative growth trends, whereas before growth trends were stable. The good news is that drought tolerant species were less impacted.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/geb.70239
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