Relationships between climate, radial growth and wood properties of mature loblolly pine in Hawaii and a northern and southern site in the southeastern United States

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 310, Issue , 2013, Pages 786-795

  Samuelson, Lisa J ^a   Eberhardt, Thomas L ^b   Bartkowiak, Stan M ^a   Johnsen, Kurt H ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Percent latewood; Pinus taeda; Precipitation; Ring width index; Specific gravity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL ALTERATIONS; ANNUAL MEAN TEMPERATURES; LATEWOOD; LOBLOLLY PINE (PINUS TAEDA L.); LOBLOLLY PINE PLANTATIONS; PINUS TAEDA; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; RING-WIDTH INDICES;

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PRODUCTIVITY; TEMPERATURE;

FORESTRY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONIFEROUS TREE; CORRELATION; DRY SEASON; GROWTH; NATIVE SPECIES; NICHE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TREE PLANTING; WATER AVAILABILITY; WOOD;

DENSITY; FORESTRY; PINUS TAEDA; PRODUCTIVITY; TEMPERATURE;

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; MISSISSIPPI; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 84888132844     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.09.025     Document Type: Article

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