Climatic periodicity, phenology, and cambium activity in tropical dry forest trees

IAWA Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 239-247

  Borchert, Rolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cambium activity; Climate; Periodicity; Phenology; Tropical trees

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032873416     PISSN: 09281541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22941932-90000687     Document Type: Conference Paper

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