Author: Robert D. RoughtonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dendrochronology
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
A Review of Literature on Dendrochronology and Age Determination of Woody Plants
Author: Robert D. RoughtonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dendrochronology
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Tree Rings and Climate
Author: H FrittsPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0323145280
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 583
Book Description
Tree Rings and Climate deals with the principles of dendrochronology, with emphasis on tree-ring studies involving climate-related problems. This book looks at the spatial and temporal variations in tree-ring growth and how they can be used to reconstruct past climate. Factors and conditions that appear most relevant to tree-ring research are highlighted. Comprised of nine chapters, this book opens with an overview of the basic biological facts and principles of tree growth, as well as the most important terms, principles, and concepts of dendrochronology. The discussion then shifts to the basic biology governing the response of ring width to variation in climate; systematic variations in the width and cell structure of annual tree rings; and the significance of tree growth and structure to dendroclimatology. The movement of materials and internal water relations of trees are also considered, along with photosynthesis, respiration, and the climatic and environmental system. Models of the growth-climate relationships as well as the basic statistics and methods of analysis of these relationships are described. The final chapter includes a general discussion of dendroclimatographic data and presents examples of statistical models that are useful for reconstructing spatial variations in climate. This monograph will be of interest to climatologists, college students, and practitioners in fields such as botany, archaeology, hydrology, oceanography, biology, physiology, forestry, and geophysics.
Wildlife Abstracts
Author: U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServicePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 1020
Book Description
Sierra Ecology Project
Author: Circular
Author: Wildlife Review
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Wildlife conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Wildlife Research Problems, Programs, Progress
Author: Offsite Ecological Research of the Division of Biology and Medicine, Terrestrial and Freshwater
Author: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Division of Biology and MedicinePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
An Introduction to Tree-Ring Dating
Author: Marvin A. StokesPublisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816549036
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Tree-ring dating, or dendrochronology, is the study of the chronological sequence of annual growth rings in trees. This book--a seminal study in its field--provides a simple yet eloquent introduction to the discipline, explaining what a dendrochronologist does both in the field and in the laboratory. Authors Stokes and Smiley first explain the basic principles of tree-ring dating, then describe details of the process, step by step, from the time a sample is collected until it is incorporated into a master chronology. The book focuses on coniferous evergreens of the Southwest, particularly piñons, because they have wide geographic distribution, constitute a large population, and show excellent growth response to certain controlling factors. The book is specifically concerned with the task of establishing a calendar date for a wood or charcoal specimen. This concise but thorough explication of an important discipline will make dendrochonology more meaningful to students and professionals in archaeology, forestry, hydrology, and global change.
Papers of the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research
Author: Charles Wesley FergusonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dendrochronology
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description