Growth dynamics and potential for cross-dating and multi-century climate reconstruction of Podocarpus falcatus in Ethiopia

Dendrochronologia

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 257-265

  Krepkowski, Julia ^a   Bräuning, Achim ^a   Gebrekirstos, Aster ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Cambial growth dynamics; Ethiopia; Podocarpus falcatus; Radiocarbon dating; Tree rings; Tropical dendroecology; Wood anatomy

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CONIFEROUS TREE; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; EVERGREEN TREE; GROWTH RATE; RADIOCARBON DATING; RAINFALL; SAMPLING; STABLE ISOTOPE; WOOD;

ETHIOPIA;

AFROCARPUS FALCATUS; CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 84867896856     PISSN: 11257865     EISSN: 16120051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dendro.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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