Growth Dynamics of Conifer Tree Rings Images of Past and Future Environments /

• Main Authors: Vaganov, Eugene A. (Author), Hughes, Malcolm K. (Author), Shashkin, Alexander V. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Series: Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis, 183
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Plant ecology.; Forestry.; Trees.; Plant anatomy.; Plant development.; Climate change.; Life Sciences.; Plant Ecology.; Tree Biology.; Climate Change.; Environmental Monitoring/Analysis.; Plant Anatomy/Development.

Each tree ring contains an image of the time when the ring formed, projected onto the ring's size, structure, and composition. Tree rings thus are natural archives of past environments, and contain records of past climate. While dendrochronologists have investigated the impact of climate on tre...

Table of Contents:

• and Factors Influencing the Seasonal Growth of Trees
• Tree-Ring Structure in Conifers as an Image of Growth Conditions
• Seasonal Cambium Activity and Production of New Xylem Cells
• Radial Cell Enlargement
• Cell Wall Thickening
• Environmental Control of Xylem Differentiation
• Modeling External Influence on Xylem Development
• Simulation of Tree-Ring Growth Dynamics in Varying and Changing Climates
• Eco-Physiological Modeling of Tree-Ring Growth
• Epilogue.