How do trees grow? Response from the graphical and quantitative analyses of computed tomography scanning data collected on stem sections

Comptes Rendus - Biologies

Volumn 337, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 391-398

  Dutilleul, Pierre ^a   Han, Li Wen ^a   Beaulieu, Jean ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computed tomography scanning; Graphical and quantitative analyses; Three dimensional approach and directional variation; Tree growth and annual rings; Wood density

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DISPERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GROWTH RATE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH; STEM; TOMOGRAPHY; TREE; TREE RING;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENSITY; DISPERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; PLANT STEM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY; TREE GROWTH; WHITE SPRUCE; WOOD; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; SEASON; TREE;

PICEA GLAUCA;

ENVIRONMENT; PLANT STEMS; SEASONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREES; WOOD;

EID: 84903277851     PISSN: 16310691     EISSN: 17683238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crvi.2014.05.002     Document Type: Article

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