Assessment of dendrochronological year-of-death estimates using permanent sample plot data

Tree-Ring Research

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-16

  Jones, Eileen L ^a   Daniels, Lori D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

accuracy; crossdating; interval of death; logs; permanent sample plots; Picea glauca; Pinus contorta; precision; snags; year of death

Indexed keywords

PICEA; PICEA GLAUCA; PINUS CONTORTA;

EID: 84856043158     PISSN: 15361098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3959/2010-10.1     Document Type: Article

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