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...