Age and growth rate dynamics of an old African Baobab determined by radiocarbon dating

Radiocarbon

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 727-734

  Patrut, Adrian ^a   Mayne, Diana H ^b   von Reden, Karl F ^c   Lowy, Daniel A ^d   Venter, Sarah ^e   McNichol, Ann P ^f   Roberts, Mark L ^f   Margineanu, Dragos ^a  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b Baobab Trust   (South Africa)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d FlexEl LLC   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY; AGE STRUCTURE; CARBON ISOTOPE; DICOTYLEDON; GROWTH RATE; LIFE CYCLE; RADIOCARBON DATING;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ADANSONIA DIGITATA;

EID: 78049297955     PISSN: 00338222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033822200045744     Document Type: Article

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