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DENDROCHRONOLOGY [1 record]

Record 1 2003-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chronology
DEF

The study of annual "growth rings" of trees for dating of the recent past.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chronologie
DEF

Datation par les anneaux de croissance des arbres.

OBS

[Ce] genre de mesure permet [...] d'avoir une idée de l'âge d'un arbre actuel, d'après le diamètre de son tronc, ou mieux d'après le nombre de ses anneaux d'accroissement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cronología
DEF

Estudio de la sección transversal de los anillos de crecimiento para determinar la edad de la madera.

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