The geography of white oak's (Quercus alba L.) response to climatic variables in North America and speculation on its sensitivity to climate change across its range

Dendrochronologia

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 73-83

  Goldblum, David ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Correlation analysis; Dendrochronology; Dendroclimatology

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; DENDROCLIMATOLOGY; EVERGREEN TREE; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SUMMER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

APPALACHIANS; ILLINOIS; MISSOURI; UNITED STATES;

QUERCUS ALBA;

EID: 77950579840     PISSN: 11257865     EISSN: 16120051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dendro.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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