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dc.contributor.authorDe Ridder, M.
dc.contributor.authorToirambe, B.
dc.contributor.authorVan den Bulcke, J.
dc.contributor.authorBourland, N.
dc.contributor.authorVan Acker, J.
dc.contributor.authorBeeckman, H.
dc.contributor.editorPlinio Sist, Robert Nasi, Jean-Paul Laclau
dc.coverage.spatialCongo, The Democratic Republic of the
dc.coverage.temporal0 -300 BP
dc.date2014
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-15T10:07:02Z
dc.date.available2016-03-15T10:07:02Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/2185
dc.descriptionThe long-lived pioneer species Pericopsis elata is one of the rare tropical timbers on the list of the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species, supporting the need for accurate and reliable growth data. In one planted and one natural forest in the Democratic Republic of Congo, respectively four and 37 Pericopsis stem disks were collected. The tree-ring series of planted trees were used to confirm annual tree-ring formation. For the natural forest, a tree-ring chronology with 24 stem disks ranged from 1852 up to 2008. This chronology was compared with time-series of local precipitation, resulting in a significant correlation with the second half of the rainy season (September November). This seasonal precipitation was related with sea surface temperatures of the West Indian Ocean. Higher precipitation during El Niño years corresponded with higher tree-ring indices but differences were not significant. In addition, pointer years were rare and did not have a consistent link with extreme climatic conditions. The existence of annual tree rings encourages further tree-ring analyses of P. elata and other flagship timber species in order to further document climate-growth responses and to provide the long-term framework that is needed for sustainable management planning.
dc.languageeng
dc.titleDendrochronological Potential in a Semi-Deciduous Rainforest: The Case of Pericopsis elata in Central Africa
dc.typeArticle
dc.subject.frascatiAgriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
dc.audienceScientific
dc.subject.freeWood biology
dc.source.titleForests
dc.source.volume5; The 24th IUFRO World Congress: Session 64 What Future for Tropical Silviculture?
dc.source.page3087-3106
Orfeo.peerreviewedYes
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/f5123087
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/5/12/3087
dc.identifier.rmca4236


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