Stable Isotopes in Tree Rings
Inferring Physiological, Climatic and Environmental Responses
Description:... Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Contributors -- Part I Introduction -- 1 Isotope Dendrochronology: Historical Perspective -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Origins -- 1.3 Advances -- 1.3.1 20th Century Spin Up -- 1.3.2 21st Century Expansion -- 1.4 Emerging Directions -- 1.5 Conclusions -- References -- 2 Dendrochronology: Fundamentals and Innovations -- 2.1 The Annual Ring-The Keeper of Time in Dendrochronology -- 2.1.1 Inter-Annual Variations in Tree-Rings and Tree-Ring Parameters -- 2.2 Crossdating -- 2.3 Sampling and Site Selection -- 2.4 Deconstructing Variability in Tree-Ring Data -- 2.4.1 The Linear Aggregate Model -- 2.4.2 Detrending and Standardization -- 2.4.3 Long-Term Trends in Tree-Ring Data -- 2.5 Chronology Development, Confidence, Sample Replication, Coherence, and Variance -- 2.5.1 Tree-Ring Chronologies -- 2.5.2 Assessment of Chronology Confidence -- 2.5.3 Variance Changes in Composite Time-Series -- 2.6 Conclusions -- References -- 3 Anatomical, Developmental and Physiological Bases of Tree-Ring Formation in Relation to Environmental Factors -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Wood Structure and Functions -- 3.2.1 Xylem Anatomy -- 3.2.2 Xylem Cell Wall Structure and Composition -- 3.3 The Biological Basis of Wood Formation in Relation to Tree Development -- 3.3.1 The Successive Stages of Xylem Cell Differentiation -- 3.3.2 Heartwood Formation -- 3.3.3 Influence of Environmental Factors on Wood Formation Processes -- 3.4 Seasonal Dynamics of Wood Formation in Relation to Tree Phenology -- 3.4.1 The Phenology of Cambium and Xylem -- 3.4.2 The Phenology of Leaves, Roots and Reserves -- 3.4.3 Seasonal Dynamics of Wood Formation in Relation to Organ Phenology -- 3.4.4 Influence of Environment on Seasonal Dynamics of Wood Formation and Tree Phenology -- 3.5 Kinetics of Tracheid Differentiation in Relation with Tree Physiology.
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