Summer precipitation influences the stable oxygen and carbon isotopic composition of tree-ring cellulose in Pinus ponderosa

Tree Physiology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 491-501

  Roden, John S ^a   Ehleringer, James R ^b  

^a SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Drought; Humidity; Isotopes; Latewood; Monsoon; Pine; Seasonal rainfall; Wood

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CELLULOSE; CONIFEROUS TREE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; TREE RING; WOOD;

ARIZONA; CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

PINUS PONDEROSA;

EID: 34248381658     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/27.4.491     Document Type: Article

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