Species-specific effects of a 1994 ice storm on radial tree growth in Delaware

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 577-584

  Smolnik, Matthew ^a   Hessl, Amy ^b   Colbert, J J ^c  

^a James City County Planning Division   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendrochronology; Disturbance; Ice storms; Tree rings

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GROWTH RESPONSE; ICE STORM; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; TREE RING;

DELAWARE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

LIRIODENDRON; LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA; PINUS TAEDA; QUERCUS ALBA; QUERCUS FALCATA; QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 33847630040     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3159/1095-5674(2006)133[577:SEOAIS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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