A comparison of methods for estimating the age of hollow oaks

Ecoscience

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 167-174

  Ranius, Thomas ^a   Niklasson, Mats ^a   Berg, Niclas ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dendrochronology; Increment cores; Quercus robur; Tree age; Tree growth; Tree rings

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECIDUOUS TREE; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; TREE RING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

QUERCUS; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 68149166324     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2980/16-2-3200     Document Type: Article

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