Climatic response of thick leaf spruce (Picea crassifolia) tree-ring width at different elevations over Qilian Mountains, northwestern China

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 513-524

  Gou, X ^a   Chen, F ^a   Yang, M ^b   Li, J ^a   Peng, J ^a   Jin, L ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Arid; Climate sensitivity; Dendroecology; Semi arid region; Thick leaf spruce (Picea crassifolia)

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; DENDROECOLOGY; ELEVATION; SEMIARID REGION;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QILIAN MOUNTAINS; WORLD;

PICEA; PICEA CRASSIFOLIA;

EID: 13844275907     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2004.09.011     Document Type: Article

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