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Publication Details

Title:
Tree ring widths from mesic and upslope locations at the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory
Author(s):
Elliott, Katherine J.; Miniat, Chelcy Ford
Publication Year:
2018
How to Cite:
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Elliott, Katherine J.; Miniat, Chelcy Ford. 2018. Tree ring widths from mesic and upslope locations at the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2018-0026

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Abstract:
This data publication contains raw tree ring widths for individual trees in the Coweeta Basin, which is within the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory in western North Carolina. Transects extending from stream edge to ridge were established in 22 forest stands which were classified as mesic or upslope locations. Fifteen to forty trees per stand were cored one meter from the ground, between 2005 and 2010, from six different species (ACRU=Acer rubrum L., BELE=Betula lenta L., LITU=Liriodendron tulipifera L., QUAL=Quercus alba L., QUMO=Quercus montana Willd., and QURU=Quercus rubra L.). Tree cores dated back as far as 1966.

Keywords:
radial growth; hydroclimate; tree-ring; small storms; ring-porous; diffuse-porous; structural equation modeling; productivity; dendrochronology; tree growth; biota; Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment; Forest & Plant Health; Forest Products; Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory; Coweeta Lab; North Carolina; Macon County; southern Appalachians; Coweeta Basin
Related publications:
  • Elliott, Katherine J.; Miniat, Chelcy F.; Pederson, Neil; Laseter, Stephanie H. 2015. Forest tree growth response to hydroclimate variability in the southern Appalachians. Global Change Biology. 21(12): 4627-4641. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13045
  • Laseter, Stephanie H.; Ford, Chelcy R.; Vose, James M.; Swift, Lloyd W. 2012. Long-term temperature and precipitation trends at the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, Otto, North Carolina, USA. Hydrology Research. 43(6):890-901. https://doi.org/10.2166/nh.2012.067
  • Butler, Sarah M.; White, Alan S.; Elliott, Katherine J.; Seymour, Robert S. 2014. Disturbance history and stand dynamics in secondary and oldgrowth forests of the Southern Appalachian Mountains, USA. The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 141(3):189-204. https://doi.org/10.3159/TORREY-D-13-00056.1
  • Elliott, Katherine J.; Vose, James M. 2012. Age and distribution of an evergreen clonal shrub in the Coweeta Basin: Rhododendron maximum L. The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 139(2): 149-166. https://doi.org/10.3159/torrey-d-11-00076.1
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