Tree Rings

Author : Marvin A. Stokes
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1996-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 0816516804

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An Introduction to Tree-ring Dating by Marvin A. Stokes Pdf

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 pi–ons, 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.

Author : Fritz Hans Schweingruber
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400912731

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Tree Rings by Fritz Hans Schweingruber Pdf

At a meeting of dendrochronologists an American colleague described the effects of volcanic eruptions on annual ring formation in bristlecone pines. I knew very little about either volcanoes or American pines! At the same meeting European scientists spoke on the dendrochronological dating of lakeshore settlements and the effects of larch bud moth attack on trees in the Alps. It is possible that American participants were not in a position to fully appreciate these papers either. In other words, dendrochronology is an extremely interdisciplinary science; its facets range from modern statistics on wood anatomy to the history of art. It is difficult even for dendrochronol ogists to keep in touch with the whole spectrum, and even more difficult for the layman to obtain an overall view of the many methods and fields of application. In recent times specialisation has begun to hinder communication be tween the various sectors. Archaeologists, for instance, set up their own dendrochronological laboratories and construct independent chronologies to serve their particular interests. The scientific institutions which previously carried out such work are now turning more and more to strongly statistically or biologically-oriented questions. The full wealth of information contained in tree rings, however, will be revealed only when dendrochronologists make a concerted effort to relate the findings of the different fields. In spite of inevitable specialisation, it is necessary that the expert concern himself with the work of his colleagues.

Author : Eugene A. Vaganov,Malcolm K. Hughes,Alexander V. Shashkin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2006-03-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540312987

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Growth Dynamics of Conifer Tree Rings by Eugene A. Vaganov,Malcolm K. Hughes,Alexander V. Shashkin Pdf

Dendrochronologists have long estimated the impact of climate on tree-ring growth by empirical-statistical methods. The use of the model is illustrated with examples from widely differing environments, and possible future directions for model development and application are discussed. As forests are the main carbon sink on land, the results are of great importance for all global change studies.

Author : James H. Speer
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780816526857

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Fundamentals of Tree Ring Research by James H. Speer Pdf

This comprehensive text addresses all of the subjects that a reader who is new to the field will need to know and will be a welcome reference for practitioners at all levels. It includes a history of the discipline, biological and ecological background, principles of the field, basic scientific information on the structure and growth of trees, the complete range of dendrochronology methods, and a full description of each of the relevant subdisciplines.

Author : Valerie Trouet
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781421437781

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Tree Story by Valerie Trouet Pdf

What if the stories of trees and people are more closely linked than we ever imagined? Winner of the World Wildlife Fund's 2020 Jan Wolkers PrizeOne of Science News's "Favorite Books of 2020" A New York Times "New and Noteworthy" BookA 2020 Woodland Book of the YearGold Winner of the 2020 Foreword INDIES Award in Ecology & EnvironmentBronze Winner of the 2021 Independent Publisher Book Award in Environment/Ecology People across the world know that to tell how old a tree is, you count its rings. Few people, however, know that research into tree rings has also made amazing contributions to our understanding of Earth's climate history and its influences on human civilization over the past 2,000 years. In her captivating book Tree Story, Valerie Trouet reveals how the seemingly simple and relatively familiar concept of counting tree rings has inspired far-reaching scientific breakthroughs that illuminate the complex interactions between nature and people. Trouet, a leading tree-ring scientist, takes us out into the field, from remote African villages to radioactive Russian forests, offering readers an insider's look at tree-ring research, a discipline known as dendrochronology. Tracing her own professional journey while exploring dendrochronology's history and applications, Trouet describes the basics of how tell-tale tree cores are collected and dated with ring-by-ring precision, explaining the unexpected and momentous insights we've gained from the resulting samples. Blending popular science, travelogue, and cultural history, Tree Story highlights exciting findings of tree-ring research, including the fate of lost pirate treasure, successful strategies for surviving California wildfire, the secret to Genghis Khan's victories, the connection between Egyptian pharaohs and volcanoes, and even the role of olives in the fall of Rome. These fascinating tales are deftly woven together to show us how dendrochronology sheds light on global climate dynamics and uncovers the clear links between humans and our leafy neighbors. Trouet delights us with her dedication to the tangible appeal of studying trees, a discipline that has taken her to austere and beautiful landscapes around the globe and has enabled scientists to solve long-pondered mysteries of Earth and its human inhabitants.

Author : Markus Stoffel,Michelle Bollschweiler,David R. Butler,Brian H. Luckman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2010-07-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789048187362

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Tree Rings and Natural Hazards by Markus Stoffel,Michelle Bollschweiler,David R. Butler,Brian H. Luckman Pdf

Dendrogeomorphology Beginnings and Futures: A Personal Reminiscence My early forays into dendrogeomorphology occurred long before I even knew what that word meant. I was working as a young geoscientist in the 1960s and early 1970s on a problem with slope movements and deformed vegetation. At the same time, unknown to me, Jouko Alestalo in Finland was doing something similar. Both of us had seen that trees which produced annual growth rings were reacting to g- morphic processes resulting in changes in their internal and external growth p- terns. Dendroclimatology was an already well established field, but the reactions of trees to other environmental processes were far less well understood in the 1960s. It was Alestalo (1971) who first used the term, dendrogeomorphology. In the early 1970s, I could see that active slope-movement processes were affecting the growth of trees in diverse ways at certain localities. I wanted to learn more about those processes and try to extract a long-term chronology of movement from the highly diverse ring patterns.

Author : H Fritts
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 583 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780323145282

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Tree Rings and Climate by H Fritts Pdf

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.

Author : Markus Leuenberger
Publisher : vdf Hochschulverlag AG
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Science
ISBN : 372812639X

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Stable Isotopes in Tree Rings as Climate and Stress Indicators by Markus Leuenberger Pdf

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Author : Mariano M. Amoroso,Lori D. Daniels,Patrick J. Baker,J. Julio Camarero
Publisher : Springer
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319616698

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Dendroecology by Mariano M. Amoroso,Lori D. Daniels,Patrick J. Baker,J. Julio Camarero Pdf

Dendroecologists apply the principles and methods of tree-ring science to address ecological questions and resolve problems related to global environmental change. In this fast-growing field, tree rings are used to investigate forest development and succession, disturbance regimes, ecotone and treeline dynamics and forest decline. This book of global scope highlights state-of-the-science dendroecological contributions to paradigm-shifts in our understanding of ecophysiology, stand dynamics, disturbance interactions, forest decline and ecosystem resilience to global environmental change and is fundamental to better managing our forested ecosystems for the full range of ecosystem goods and services that they provide.

Author : M.G.L. Baillie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317606802

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Tree-ring Dating and Archaeology by M.G.L. Baillie Pdf

The analysis of tree-ring patterns, or dendrochronology, is a very exact science and an important dating technique. The basis of the method is misleadingly simple: that overlap of successive older ring patterns can generate a master chronology and samples of unknown age can then be checked against this. This book, published originally in 1982, traces the development of a specific project from its inception to the successful completion of some of the longest chronologies in Europe. In doing so it looks at some of the problems associated with the subject and at the levels of precision possible. After outlining the techniques associated with the measurement and processing of tree-ring patterns, the author traces an attempt to construct such an independent chronology in a new area. The book breaks naturally into sections conditioned by the availability of timbers and these can be listed as modern, late medieval, medieval, early medieval and prehistoric. As far as possible the results are presented in the order in which things happened, thus preserving the sense of a developing subject.

Author : Richard L. Phipps
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Dendrochronology
ISBN : IND:30000076189160

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Tree Rings by Richard L. Phipps Pdf

Author : Geological Survey (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Tree-rings
ISBN : MINN:31951D03254482V

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Tree Rings by Geological Survey (U.S.) Pdf

Author : Rolf T. W. Siegwolf,J. Renée Brooks,John Roden,Matthias Saurer
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 775 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783030926984

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Stable Isotopes in Tree Rings by Rolf T. W. Siegwolf,J. Renée Brooks,John Roden,Matthias Saurer Pdf

This Open Access volume highlights how tree ring stable isotopes have been used to address a range of environmental issues from paleoclimatology to forest management, and anthropogenic impacts on forest growth. It will further evaluate weaknesses and strengths of isotope applications in tree rings. In contrast to older tree ring studies, which predominantly applied a pure statistical approach this book will focus on physiological mechanisms that influence isotopic signals and reflect environmental impacts. Focusing on connections between physiological responses and drivers of isotope variation will also clarify why environmental impacts are not linearly reflected in isotope ratios and tree ring widths. This volume will be of interest to any researcher and educator who uses tree rings (and other organic matter proxies) to reconstruct paleoclimate as well as to understand contemporary functional processes and anthropogenic influences on native ecosystems. The use of stable isotopes in biogeochemical studies has expanded greatly in recent years, making this volume a valuable resource to a growing and vibrant community of researchers.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 4 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Salt mines and mining
ISBN : UCR:31210011549928

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Tree Rings Record 100 Years of Hydrologic Change Within a Wetland by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jerry A. Riehl
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Air
ISBN : MINN:31951002850851Y

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Development of a Strategy for Sampling Tree Rings by Jerry A. Riehl Pdf