Influence of climate on tree rings and vessel features in red oak and white oak growing near their northern distribution limit, southwestern Quebec, Canada

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2317-2330

  Tardif, J C ^a   Conciatori, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WOOD;

CHRONOLOGY; CLIMATE RECONSTRUCTION; DENDROCLIMATOLOGY;

FORESTRY;

CLIMATE EFFECT; DECIDUOUS TREE; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; RECONSTRUCTION; TREE RING;

CLIMATES; FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WOOD;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

QUERCUS ALBA; QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 33845640057     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-133     Document Type: Article

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