Dendrochronological analysis of the response of tamarack (Larix laricina) to climate and larch sawfly (Pristiphora erichsonii) infestations in central Saskatchewan

Ecoscience

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 380-388

  Case, Roslyn A ^a   MacDonald, Glen M ^b  

^a McDaniel Lambert Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendrochronology; Dendroecology; Larix laricina; Pristiphora erichsonii; Saskatchewan

Indexed keywords

CHRONOLOGY; CLIMATE EFFECT; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; DENDROECOLOGY; PEST DAMAGE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

LARIX; LARIX LARICINA; PICEA; PICEA MARIANA; PRISTIPHORA; PRISTIPHORA ERICHSONII;

EID: 0041898952     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2003.11682787     Document Type: Article

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