Dendroclimatological reconstructions in South America: A review

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 281, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 210-228

  Boninsegna, J A ^a   Argollo, J ^b   Aravena, J C ^c   Barichivich, J ^d   Christie, D ^d,e   Ferrero, M E ^a   Lara, A ^d,e   Le Quesne, C ^d   Luckman, B H ^f   Masiokas, M ^a   Morales, M ^a   Oliveira, J M ^g   Roig, F ^a   Srur, A ^a   Villalba, R ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRÉS   (Bolivia)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE MAGALLANES   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^e Nucleo Cientifico FORECOS Forest Ecosystem Services Aquatuic Systems under Climatic Fluctuations   (Chile)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^g FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Andes; Dendrochronology; Last millennium; Paleoclimate; South America; Tree rings

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; DENDROCLIMATOLOGY; ELEVATION; RECONSTRUCTION; SLOPE; TEMPERATE FOREST; TREE RING; TROPICAL FOREST;

ALTIPLANO; ANDES; BOLIVIA; CORDILLERA; PARAGUAY; SOUTH AMERICA;

CEDRELA; POLYLEPIS TARAPACANA;

EID: 70349099679     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2009.07.020     Document Type: Article

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