A 600-year-long δ18O record from cellulose of Breonadia salicina trees, South Africa

Dendrochronologia

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-33

  Norström, Elin ^a   Holmgren, Karin ^a   Mörth, Carl Magnus ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

18O; Breonadia salicina; Dendroclimatology; Paleoclimate; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CARBON ISOTOPE; CELLULOSE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DENDROCLIMATOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MODELING; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOCLIMATE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; RADIOCARBON DATING; TREE RING;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BREONADIA SALICINA;

EID: 46149115381     PISSN: 11257865     EISSN: 16120051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dendro.2007.08.001     Document Type: Article

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