Responses of boreal conifers to climate fluctuations: Indications from tree-ring widths and carbon isotope analyses

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 524-533

  Brooks, J Renée ^a   Flanagan, Lawrence B ^b,d   Ehleringer, James R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; RESPONSE ANALYSIS; TREE RING;

CANADA;

PICEA MARIANA; PINUS BANKSIANA;

EID: 0031822616     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x98-018     Document Type: Article

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