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A strong regional temperature signal in low-elevation Huon pine
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Allen, KJ and Drew, DM and Downes, G and Evans, R and Cook, ER and Battaglia, M and Baker, PJ, A strong regional temperature signal in low-elevation Huon pine, Journal of Quaternary Science, 28, (5) pp. 433-438. ISSN 0267-8179 (2013) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
DOI: doi:10.1002/jqs.2637
Abstract
We have produced the first annually resolved, centennial-length tree-ring chronologies, based on tracheid radial diameter (TRD) and microfibril angle for south-eastern Australia (SEA) from what would commonly be considered a dendroclimatically suboptimal site. The chronologies exhibit a strong regional temperature signal for the austral summer (nominally November–April) that extends across much of SEA. The strength and spatial extent of the temperature–TRD correlations surpass those between the iconic Tasmanian Mt Read ring-width chronology and austral summer temperatures, and are more time-stable. We demonstrate that the value of wood property chronologies for their ability to improve the both the quality and the quantity of highly climate-sensitive series available for regional annual-resolution climate reconstructions, in data-sparse regions in Australasia and beyond, should be examined. In light of the ‘divergence debate’, the time-stability of relationships with climate, relative to other tree-ring proxies, also requires further investigation.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | Australia, microfibril angle, Huon pine, tracheid radial diameter, tree ring |
Research Division: | Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences |
Research Group: | Forestry sciences |
Research Field: | Forestry product quality assessment |
Objective Division: | Plant Production and Plant Primary Products |
Objective Group: | Forestry |
Objective Field: | Native forests |
UTAS Author: | Downes, G (Dr Geoff Downes) |
UTAS Author: | Battaglia, M (Dr Michael Battaglia) |
ID Code: | 116646 |
Year Published: | 2013 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 17 |
Deposited By: | Plant Science |
Deposited On: | 2017-05-16 |
Last Modified: | 2017-08-03 |
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