Dendroclimatic analysis of a bottomland hardwood forest: Floodplain vs. terrace responses

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 505-511

  Copenheaver, Carolyn A ^a   Yancey, Matthew W ^a,b   Pantaleoni, Eva ^a   Emrick, Verl R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rockingham Cooperative Extension Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottomland hardwoods; Complacent; Dendroclimatology; Sensitive; Tree rings

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS TREE; DENDROCLIMATOLOGY; FLOODPLAIN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TERRACE; TREE RING; WOOD;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

FAGUS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA;

EID: 43949097246     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3159/07-RA-010.1     Document Type: Article

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