Dependence of tree ring stable isotope abundances and ring width on climate in Finnish oak

Tree Physiology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 636-647

  Hilasvuori, Emmi ^a   Berninger, Frank ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon; Dendroclimatology; Fennoscandia; Hydrogen; Oxygen; Quercus robur L.

Indexed keywords

CARBON; HYDROGEN; OXYGEN;

CARBON ISOTOPE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLOUD COVER; DECIDUOUS TREE; DENDROCLIMATOLOGY; DROUGHT; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RELATIVE HUMIDITY; STABLE ISOTOPE; TIME SERIES; TREE RING;

AGING; ARTICLE; METABOLISM; OAK; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT STEM; TIME; WOOD;

AGING; CARBON; CARBON ISOTOPES; HYDROGEN; OXYGEN; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; PLANT STEMS; QUERCUS; TIME FACTORS; WOOD;

QUERCUS; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 77951728940     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpq019     Document Type: Article

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