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Olga V Churakova Sidorova1, Matthias Saurer2, Marina V Bryukhanova3

  • 1Department of Environmental Systems Science, Forest Ecology, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, ETH Zürich, Universitätstrasse 16, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen, PSI, Switzerland Dendrolab.ch, Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Bern, Balzerstrasse 1+3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland olga.churakova@dendrolab.ch.

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climateintrinsic water-use efficiencypine declinesoil and xylem watertree-ring widthδ13C and δ18O in woodδ18O in needle

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