dendrochronology

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dendrochronology

the study of ANNUAL RINGS in timber to calculate the age of the tree (often very precisely) and the climatic situation at the time of growth.

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In lieu of using surface growth rings or internal growth lines in shells to directly age individual gastropod specimens, individual age can often be estimated from measurements such as total shell length and lip thickness, provided that population growth rates have already been established.

TECHNIQUES FOR ESTIMATING THE AGE AND GROWTH OF MOLLUSCS: GASTROPODA

The number of the growth rings on each scale was verified by three different people and the final results comprised the number of the most frequent growth rings.

Age and growth parameters of the dourado Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier, 1816) from the river Cuiaba, Mato Grosso State, Brazil/Idade e parametros de crescimento do dourado Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier, 1816) no rio Cuiaba, Estado do Mato Grosso, Brasil

Pederson's team compared the ship's growth rings with those of living trees and wood from historic structures.

Shipwreck sleuths: can tree scientists solve the mystery of a buried ship?

Schematic view of a section of two growth rings. Early wood--or spring wood--contains more and larger vessels.

Tools to manage elevage: barrel grain analyzed over time: types of oak grain, wine elevage in barrel

Particularly, the segregation of wood is less noticeable in [D.sub.L] (Figure 2c) due to a high variability between growth rings. Nevertheless, a tendency of [D.sub.L] decrease based on segregation year was observed.

Sampling sufficiency of the anatomical characteristics of Brazilian hardwood using the resampling method/Suficiencia amostral das caracteristicas anatomicas da madeira usando o metodo de reamostragem

Hubacz holds a cross-section of a red oak that shows the growth rings. (2) Close-up of a red oak cross-section showing decreased growth in a red oak resulting, according to forester Ross P.

Keeping forests healthy; North Brookfield targets tree health with thinning

It is therefore that this paper describes the morphology and morphometry of otoliths and identifies growth rings of M.

Analisis de otolitos de Mugil curema (Pisces: Mugilidae) de la Laguna de Cuyutlan, Mexico

The goal of this study was to investigate the effects of thinning and fertilization on mechanical properties of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) strands associated with growth ring number and height.

Relationship between anatomical and mechanical properties of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda)

Since the initial application of daily growth rings in the aging of larval fishes by Brothers et al.

Planktonic Larval Duration, settlement, and growth rates of the young-of-the-year of two sand basses (Paralabrax nebulifer and P. maculatofasciatus: fam. Serranidae) from Southern California

grandis is one of the tropical species that shows clear growth rings and suitable for climatic analysis (Chowdhury 1964, Detienne 1989, Bhattacharyya & Shah 2009).

Growth rate and ring width variability of teak, Tectona granais (Verbenaceae) in an unmanaged forest in East Timor

By studying growth rings from coastal shrubs and lake sediments, the researchers discovered that the region hasn't experienced an event of such magnitude during the past 1,000 years.

Storm surge devastated Arctic delta

Similar to annual growth rings of trees, otoliths' rings can be counted to indicate a fish's age and annual growth rate, estimated by measuring distances between each new ring.