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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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Late Little Ice Age moraines in Garibaldi Park have been dated more precisely by lichenometry and dendrochronology.
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By analysing tree rings on the timber work, Dr Dan Miles of the Oxford Dendrochronology Laboratory, was able to date the building to 1538.
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Tree rings: basis and applications of dendrochronology.
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Key words: persistence, krummholz, dendrochronology, tree line, forest - tundra ecotone, Mealy Mountains, Labrador, climate change, black spruce, Picea mariana
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Research interests: ecology and environmental sciences, dendrochronology, assessment of anthropogenic impact on natural and urban ecosystems, forest and urban greenery monitoring, biotesting.
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Of particular focus is the role played by dendrochronology (dating wood).
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Dendrochronology is a valuable integrated science for analyzing the impact of climatic variables, including temperature and precipitation, on tree growth in an area.
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The dendrochronology established that the tree was felled in the spring of 1439.
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