Stable carbon isotopes in tree rings of beech: Climatic versus site-related influences

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 291-297

  Saurer, Matthias ^a   Borella, Silvio ^b   Schweingruber, Fritz ^c   Siegwolf, Rolf ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fagus sylvatica; Palaeoclimate; Precipitation; Stable carbon isotopes; Tree ring

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030934785     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004680050087     Document Type: Article

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