Forest & Desert Ecology, Plant Ecology, Plants - Trees, Paleontology - General & Miscellaneous
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Overview
The analysis of tree rings has been critically important in all kinds of environmental studies including forest decline, ecological prognosis on a large scale and climate trends for the past decades to millennia. It may also provide important knowledge for forest management and the forest product industry. This book has been developed from an IUFRO meeting in Washington State, USA in July 1997 and describes the latest achievements and challenges in tree ring research from around the world.
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Presents 19 chapters discussing recent advances in the biology of tree-ring analysis. The papers result from a 1997 conference sponsored by the International Union of Forestry Research Organizations. They are divided into five sections devoted to the analysis of radial growth processes, anatomical and structural features, historical analysis, environmental interactions, and a section focusing on tropical trees. Some specific topics include a mechanistic cambium activity model, climactic influences in the tropics, the periodicity of cambial growth, and applications in forest monitoring. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
May 1, 1999
Publisher
Wallingford, UK ; CABI Pub., c1999.
Pages
320
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780851993126