Altitudinal variability of climate-tree growth relationships along a consistent slope of Anyemaqen Mountains, northeastern Tibetan Plateau

Dendrochronologia

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 87-96

  Peng, Jianfeng ^a,b   Gou, Xiaohua ^a   Chen, Fahu ^a   Li, Jinbao ^c   Liu, Puxing ^d   Zhang, Yong ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HENAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

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

^d NORTHWEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Altitudinal gradient; Climatic response; Qilian Juniper; Tree ring

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE VARIATION; CORRELATION; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; ELEVATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TREE RING;

ANYEMAQEN MOUNTAINS; ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI;

JUNIPERUS; SABINA PRZEWALSKII;

EID: 50849085437     PISSN: 11257865     EISSN: 16120051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dendro.2007.10.003     Document Type: Article

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