Impact of Site Conditions Changes on the Tree Ring Records Suitability as Climate Proxies in the Brazilian Amazon

ABSTRACT The increment zones width in the xylem of Swietenia macrophylla King was investigated by dendrochronological methods in an undisturbed and a strongly disturbed tropical site near Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil (10°09’ S, 59°26’W). The study aimed to assess the impact of forest disturbance on...

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Main Authors: Oliver Dünisch, João Vicente de Figueiredo Latorraca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
Series:Floresta e Ambiente
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-80872016000200258&lng=en&tlng=en