Technique To Improve Visualization Of Elusive Tree-Ring Boundaries In Aspen (Populus tremuloides)
| dc.contributor.author | DeRose, R. Justin | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gardner, Richard S. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-02-17T19:50:16Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-02-17T19:50:16Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-01 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | DeRose, R.J., Gardner, R.S., 2010. Technique to improve visualization of elusive tree-ring boundaries in aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.). Tree-Ring Research 66(1):75-78. | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2162-4585 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1536-1098 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/622613 | |
| dc.description.abstract | A simple, quick, and inexpensive technique to improve visualization of aspen (Populus tremuloides) tree rings under the microscope, the ‘shadow technique’, is described. The technique assumes appropriate preparation of increment cores or cross-sections and works well on the lighter portions of the sample with fungus- and bacteria-free wood. The shadow technique was used successfully to elucidate tree-ring boundaries in small diameter (<5 cm DBH) aspen from northern Utah that commonly had >100 annual rings. Crossdating verified whether the elusive rings were missing or false rings. Aspen tree-ring measurement will be greatly enhanced with the shadow technique and preliminary investigation suggests it could be used on other species such as curlleaf mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius). | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en |
| dc.publisher | Tree-Ring Society | en |
| dc.relation.url | http://www.treeringsociety.org | en |
| dc.rights | Copyright © Tree-Ring Society. All rights reserved. | en |
| dc.subject | Dendrochronology | en |
| dc.subject | Tree Rings | en |
| dc.subject | Shadow Technique | en |
| dc.subject | Visualization Enhancement | en |
| dc.subject | Wood Anatomy | en |
| dc.title | Technique To Improve Visualization Of Elusive Tree-Ring Boundaries In Aspen (Populus tremuloides) | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en |
| dc.type | text | en |
| dc.contributor.department | Department of Wildland Resources and Ecology Center, Utah State University | en |
| dc.contributor.department | Department of Wildland Resources, Utah State University | en |
| dc.identifier.journal | Tree-Ring Research | en |
| dc.description.collectioninformation | This item is part of the Tree-Ring Research (formerly Tree-Ring Bulletin) archive. For more information about this peer-reviewed scholarly journal, please email the Editor of Tree-Ring Research at editor@treeringsociety.org. | en |
| refterms.dateFOA | 2018-09-11T17:41:24Z | |
| html.description.abstract | A simple, quick, and inexpensive technique to improve visualization of aspen (Populus tremuloides) tree rings under the microscope, the ‘shadow technique’, is described. The technique assumes appropriate preparation of increment cores or cross-sections and works well on the lighter portions of the sample with fungus- and bacteria-free wood. The shadow technique was used successfully to elucidate tree-ring boundaries in small diameter (<5 cm DBH) aspen from northern Utah that commonly had >100 annual rings. Crossdating verified whether the elusive rings were missing or false rings. Aspen tree-ring measurement will be greatly enhanced with the shadow technique and preliminary investigation suggests it could be used on other species such as curlleaf mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius). |
