Trees of Slash pine showed reduced growth, by an order of magnitude, following exposure to two hurricanes (Elena and Kate) in 1985. The reduced growth is caused by salt spray chlorosis and/or defoliation from high winds. Ring width, radial tracheid diameter, radial cell number, tracheid length and microfibril angle were measured for samples from before and after major storms. Data for ring width, earlywood radial cell diameter and cell number were not normally distributed, while data for latewood radial cell diameter, tracheid length and microfibril angle showed normal distributions. There were significant statistical differences for all main effects for ring width, earlywood radial cell diameter, cell number and tracheid length. The data for latewood radial cell diameter show significant differences for effects of time and height, but not for compass direction. There are significant differences in earlywood cellulose microfibril angle for height effects, and no difference for time and direction effects. Data for latewood cellulose microfibril angle show significant differences for the effects of time and height. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 55-01, Section: B, page: 0016. / Major Professor: Loran C. Anderson. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1993.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_77092 |
| Contributors | Alden, Harry Arthur., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 155 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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