Dendrochonological potential of Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii): A case study in the Black Rock Forest, New York

Tree-Ring Research

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 115-124

  Li, Jinbao ^a   Xu, Chengyuan ^a,b   Griffin, Kevin L ^a   Schuster, William S F ^c  

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

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Black Rock Forest Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

Berberis thunbergii; Black Rock Forest; Climate; Dendrochronology; Invasive species; Japanese barberry; Tree rings

Indexed keywords

BERBERIS; BERBERIS THUNBERGII;

EID: 58149498797     PISSN: 15361098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3959/2008-5.1     Document Type: Article

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