Araucaria araucana tree-ring chronologies in Argentina: spatial growth variations and climate influences

• Main Authors: Mundo, Ignacio Alberto, Roig Juñent, Fidel Alejandro, Villalba, Ricardo, Kitzberger, Thomas, Barrera, Marcelo Daniel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Ingeniería Forestal; Growth patterns; PCA; Northern Patagonia; ENSO; AAO; PDSI; Antarctic; Argentina; Molina; Pacific; Patagonia; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/131918

Seventeen tree-ring chronologies from the conifer Araucaria araucana (Molina) K. Koch have been analyzed across its range of distribution in Argentina. We studied the growth patterns and determined the main climatic factors influencing A. araucana radial growth. All the chronologies show a strong co...