Using automated point dendrometers to analyze tropical treeline stem growth at Nevado de Colima, Mexico

Sensors

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 5827-5844

  Biondi, Franco ^a   Hartsough, Peter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendroecology; High elevation ecosystems; Mexican mountain pine; Pinus hartwegii lindl.; Point dendrometers; Radial growth; Tree rings; Volc n de fuego

Indexed keywords

DENDROECOLOGY; HIGH ELEVATION; MEXICAN MOUNTAIN PINE; PINUS HARTWEGII LINDL; POINT DENDROMETERS; RADIAL GROWTH; TREE RINGS;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; OUTAGES; SENSORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SUN;

FORESTRY;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; DROUGHT; ELECTRONICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSTRUMENTATION; METEOROLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MEXICO; PLANT STEM; REMOTE SENSING; SEASON; THEORETICAL MODEL; TREE; TROPIC CLIMATE;

AGRICULTURE; AUTOMATION; DROUGHTS; ELECTRONICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METEOROLOGY; MEXICO; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PLANT STEMS; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; SEASONS; TREES; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 77954765144     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s100605827     Document Type: Article

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