The dendrochronology of Callitris intratropica in northern Australia: Annual ring structure, chronology development and climate correlations

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 311-320

  Baker, Patrick J ^a   Palmer, Jonathan G ^b   D'Arrigo, Rosanne ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Gondwana Tree Ring Laboratory   (New Zealand)

^c Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; MONSOON; RECONSTRUCTION; TREE RING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

CALLITRIS INTRATROPICA; CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 45249107255     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT08040     Document Type: Article

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