Frequency and variability of missing tree rings along the stems of Pinus halepensis and Pinus pinea from a semiarid site in SE Spain

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 494-498

  Novak, K ^a,b,c   De Luis, M ^b   Cufar K ^c   Raventos J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Aleppo pine; Dendrochronology; Mediterranean; Stem analysis; Stone pine; Tree ring

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; PALEOBOTANY; SAMPLING; SEMIARID REGION; TREE RING; VULNERABILITY; WOOD;

SPAIN;

PINUS CEMBROIDES; PINUS HALEPENSIS; PINUS PINEA;

EID: 79951772078     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2010.12.005     Document Type: Article

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