Trees and Wood in Dendrochronology: Morphological, Anatomical, and Tree-Ring Analytical Characteristics of Trees Frequently Used in Dendrochronology

by Fritz Hans Schweingruber

The science of dendrochronology has grown significantly in the past 20 years. In the 1950s and 1960s, interest in the subject was limited to only a handful of scientists who perceived in dendrochronology a l'art pour l'art. Today, however, specialists from many different fields recognize and are pursuing the problems of dendrochronology. Tree-ring research has acquired a permanent role in the various sciences of archeology, history, geology, ecology,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642771599
• ISBN13: 9783642771590
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"