Are pooled tree ring δ 13C and δ 18O series reliable climate archives? - A case study of Pinus nigra spp. laricio (Corsica/France)

Chemical Geology

Volumn 308-309, Issue , 2012, Pages 40-49

  Szymczak, S ^a   Joachimski, M M ^a   Brauning A ^a   Hetzer, T ^a,b   Kuhlemann, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c Hauptabteilung fur die Sicherheit der Kernanlagen HSK   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Age trend; Carbon isotopes; Oxygen isotopes; Pinus nigra ssp. laricio; Pooling; Tree rings

Indexed keywords

AGE TREND; CARBON ISOTOPES; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; PINUS NIGRA; POOLING; TREE RINGS;

CARBON; ISOTOPES; OXYGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY);

FORESTRY;

AGE STRUCTURE; ANNUAL VARIATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DECADAL VARIATION; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; EVERGREEN TREE; ISOTOPIC RATIO; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; ROOT SYSTEM; STABLE ISOTOPE; TREE RING;

CARBON; COMPUTATION; FORESTRY; ISOTOPES; OXYGEN; PINUS NIGRA; RINGS; TREES;

CORSE; FRANCE;

PINUS NIGRA;

EID: 84860496842     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.03.013     Document Type: Article

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