Do high-elevation northern red oak tree-rings share a common climate-driven growth signal?

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 26-35

  Crawford, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EVERGREEN TREE; GROWTH RATE; MOUNTAIN REGION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SIGNAL; TIMESCALE; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

APPALACHIANS;

QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 84859016404     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1938-4246-44.1.26     Document Type: Article

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