Connections between climatic variables and the growth and needle dynamics of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in Estonia and Lapland

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 205-214

  Pensa, Margus ^a,b   Sepp, Mait ^c   Jalkanen, Risto ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b TALLINN UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Air temperature; Atmospheric circulation; Height increment; NAO; Precipitation; Radial increment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; ESTONIA; FINLAND; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; SCOTS PINE; TIME; WEATHER;

CLIMATE; ESTONIA; FINLAND; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; TIME FACTORS; WEATHER;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 33644609479     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-005-0013-8     Document Type: Article

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