The relationship between leaf longevity and growth ring markedness in modern conifer woods and its implications for palaeoclimatic studies

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 160, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 317-328

  Falcon Lang, Howard J ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conifer; Growth ring; Palaeoclimate; Wood

Indexed keywords

DENDROCHRONOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; LEAF; LONGEVITY; PALEOCLIMATE;

ABIES; ARAUCARIA ARAUCANA; CARBONIFEROUS; CEDRUS; CEDRUS LIBANI; CONIFEROPHYTA; LARIX; LARIX DECIDUA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0034661730     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(00)00079-1     Document Type: Article

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