Intra-annual tree-ring parameters indicating differences in drought stress of Pinus sylvestris forests within the Erico-Pinion in the Valais (Switzerland)

Plant Ecology

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 105-121

  Rigling, Andreas ^a   Bräker, Otto ^a   Schneiter, Gustav ^a   Schweingruber, Fritz ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Drought; Erico pinion; Indicator values; Intra annual density fluctuations; Pinus sylvestris L.; Traumatic tissues; Tree ring width

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; TREE RING;

SWITZERLAND;

AVES; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0036418386     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020355407821     Document Type: Article

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