The factor analysis of correspondences has been applied to variations as a function of time of the ring widths of the Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis Mill.) in the French Mediterranean region. This study, involving rings corresponding to 36 years of growth, demonstrates that a general climatic factor (factor 1) intervenes, as well as the constraint of external factors vis-a-vis individual reactions (factor 2). Numerous factors govern ring width. The factor analysis of correspondences enables the demonstration that an important factor is the rain which falls during the vegetation period preceding the summer drought. The importance of the rainfall factor is conditioned by the date at which the average minimum daily temperature exceeds + 4°C, as well as by the distribution of rain during the period in question and by the multiplying effect of the climate of the preceding year. The important effect of unusually low
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/260377 |
| Date | January 1977 |
| Creators | Serre, Françoise |
| Contributors | Laboratoire de Botanique Historique et Palynologie, Université d'Aix-Marseille III, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques de Marseille St-Jérôme |
| Publisher | Tree-Ring Society |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Article |
| Rights | Copyright © Tree-Ring Society. All rights reserved. |
| Relation | http://www.treeringsociety.org |
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