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DIAMETER INCREMENT [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
  • Silviculture
DEF

The increase in a tree's diameter, measured yearly, resulting from the production of a new layer of wood around the stem's woody cylinder.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Production d'une nouvelle couche de bois sur le cylindre ligneux de la tige.

CONT

Croissance en diamètre. La croissance se caractérise par des changements dans la forme et dans les dimensions de la tige sur une période de temps. Une section transversale de la tige montre l'apport annuel de matériel et les cernes permettent d'estimer l'âge de l'arbre.

Spanish

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