Comparative analysis of dendroecological methods used to assess disturbance events

Dendrochronologia

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 97-115

  Rubino, Darrin L ^a   McCarthy, Brian C ^b  

^a HANOVER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance history; Old growth; Reconstruction; Release event; Running median

Indexed keywords

DENDROCHRONOLOGY;

EID: 16844381727     PISSN: 11257865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1125.7865.00047     Document Type: Article

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