Tree-ring studies in the Eastern Himalayan region: Prospects and problems

IAWA Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 317-324

  Chaudhary, Vandana ^a   Bhattacharyya, Amalava ^a   Yadav, Ram R ^a  

^a BIRBAL SAHNI INSTITUTE OF PALAEOBOTANY   (India)

Author keywords

Dendroclimatology; Eastern Himalayas; Growth rings

Indexed keywords

ABIES; ABIES DENSA; CONIFEROPHYTA; LARIX; LARIX GRIFFITHIANA; TAXUS BACCATA; TSUGA; TSUGA DUMOSA;

EID: 0032825405     PISSN: 09281541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22941932-90000694     Document Type: Conference Paper

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