A dendroclimatic reconstruction of June-July mean temperature in the northern Canadian Rocky Mountains

Dendrochronologia

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-63

  Flower, Aquila ^a   Smith, Dan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Climate Reconstruction; Dendroclimatology; White Spruce

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CONIFEROUS TREE; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; DENDROCLIMATOLOGY; GROWING SEASON; MOUNTAIN REGION; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; TIMESCALE; TREE RING;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

PICEA; PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 78650270956     PISSN: 11257865     EISSN: 16120051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dendro.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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