Dendrochronological analysis of the growth rate of White Spruce in Whitehorse, Yukon ...

We used an increment bore to take core samples of 15 specimens of White Spruce, Picea glauca, then compared the observed annual growth rates observed in the tree rings to the annual mean temperature, annual precipitation, and the average of July’s temperature highs in order to show the correlation....

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Main Author: DeBruyn, Alexander
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: The University of British Columbia 2010
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0107215
https://doi.library.ubc.ca/10.14288/1.0107215
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Summary:We used an increment bore to take core samples of 15 specimens of White Spruce, Picea glauca, then compared the observed annual growth rates observed in the tree rings to the annual mean temperature, annual precipitation, and the average of July’s temperature highs in order to show the correlation. A difficulty in the procedure eliminated some of the raw data, but enough remained to show that isolated White Spruce specimens will grow more quickly when they are in non-crowded areas. ...