Xylem production in six tree species growing on an island in the boreal forest region of western Quebec, Canada

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 518-525

  Heinrichs, Derrick Ko ^a   Tardif, Jacques C ^a   Bergeron, Yves ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Image analysis; Radial growth; Tree ring formation; Xylem production

Indexed keywords

GROWTH KINETICS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; TISSUE;

BOREAL FORESTS; RADIAL GROWTH; TREE RING FORMATION; XYLEM PRODUCTION;

FORESTRY;

BOREAL FOREST; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; GROWING SEASON; IMAGE ANALYSIS; ISLAND; TREE RING; XYLEM;

FORESTS; GROWTH RATE; PICEA; PINUS; PLANT TISSUES;

CANADA; LAKE DUPARQUET; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

BETULA PAPYRIFERA; PICEA GLAUCA; PICEA MARIANA; PINUS BANKSIANA; PINUS RESINOSA; THUJA OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 34548161897     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B07-041     Document Type: Article

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