Characterizing growth rings in the trees of Perú: A wood anatomical overview for potential applications in dendroecological-related fields

• Published in: Dendrochronologia (Verona) Vol. 62; p. 125728
• Main Authors: Marcelo-Peña, José Luis, Roig, Fidel A., Goodwin, Zoë A., Tomazello-Filho, Mario
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 01.08.2020
• Subjects: Dendroecology; Growth rings; Included phloem; Seasonally dry tropical forests; Seasonally dry tropical forests; Dendroecology; Growth rings; Included phloem

Sustainable forestry requires accurate ecological information such as species composition, growth rates and recruitment dynamics. Tree growth rates are usually obtained through long-term periodic re-measurements of individual trees or through the analysis of tree growth rings in stem cross sections....