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Stressed Trees Produce a Better Climatic Signal than Healthy Trees

The basis for the selection of trees to be used in the production of dendrochronologies has long been an issue (Douglass 1946; Fritts 1976). In humid regions the common practice has been to use trees that appear to be in good health. As a part of a larger study involving the impact of ice storms on tree-ring increments (Travis 1989), we show that trees stressed as a result of ice damage produced a stronger climatic signal than nondamaged trees.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/261930
Date January 1990
CreatorsTravis, David J., Meentemeyer, Vernon, Belanger, Roger P.
ContributorsUniversity of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Athens, Georgia
PublisherTree-Ring Society
Source SetsUniversity of Arizona
Languageen_US
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeArticle
RightsCopyright © Tree-Ring Society. All rights reserved.
Relationhttp://www.treeringsociety.org

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