Growth rate and climatic response of Machaerium scleroxylon in a dry tropical forest in Southeastern Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Tree-Ring Research

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 63-79

  Paredes Villanueva, K ^a   Sanchez Salguero R ^b   Manzanedo, R D ^c   Sopepi, R Quevedo ^a   Palacios, G ^c   Navarro Cerrillo, R M ^c  

^a El Vallecito   (Bolivia)

^b Instituto Nacional de Investigación Y Tecnología Agraria Y Alimentaria   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

El Nino Southern Oscillation; Machaerium scleroxylon; Minimum Logging Diameter; tree rings; tropical dendrochronology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883658009     PISSN: 15361098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3959/1536-1098-69.2.63     Document Type: Article

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