Frost rings and white earlywood rings in Picea mariana trees from the boreal plains, central canada

IAWA Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 71-87

  Tardif, Jacques C ^a   Waito, Justin ^a   Conciatori, France ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

Author keywords

Black spruce; Boreal forest; Frost rings; Picea mariana; Stem analysis; Tracheid dimensions; Tree ring anomalies; White earlywood ring

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893613805     PISSN: 09281541     EISSN: 22941932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22941932-00000007     Document Type: Article

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