Fusing tree-ring and forest inventory data to infer influences on tree growth

College of Science, University of Arizona; USDA-AFRI Grant [2016-67003-24944]; EU Horizon Project "BACI" [640176]; Swiss National Science Foundation [P300P2_154543]

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