Wood-growth zones in Acacia seyal Delile in the Keita Valley, Niger: Is there any climatic signal?

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 355-359

  Nicolini, G ^a   Tarchiani, V ^a   Saurer, M ^b   Cherubini, P ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMETEOROLOGY   (Italy)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dendrochonology; Desertification; Marginal parenchyma bands; Sahel; Semi arid environments; Tree rings

Indexed keywords

DENDROCHRONOLOGY; DENDROCLIMATOLOGY; DESERTIFICATION; GROWTH MODELING; SEMIARID REGION; SURVIVAL; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; TREE RING;

KEITA VALLEY; NIGER [NIGERIA]; NIGERIA;

ACACIA; ACACIA SEYAL;

EID: 72049103155     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.08.017     Document Type: Article

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