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Climate as driving force for tree growth in tropical Africa

We study the climatological information that is being stored in the lignified tissues of tropical trees.

Related publications

• Climate/growth relationships of Brachystegia spiciformis from the Miombo woodland in south central Africa
• Tree ring analysis of Brachystegia spiciformis and Isoberlinia tomentosa: evaluation of the ENSO-signal in the miombo woodland of eastern Africa
• Annual growth ring patterns in Brachystegia spiciformis reveal influence of precipitation on tree growth
• Climatic signals in tree rings of Burkea africana and Pterocarpus angolensis from semiarid forests in Namibia
• Species-Specific growth responses to climate variations in understory trees of a Central African rain forest
• Ouvrir la boîte noire du bois africain
• De zwarte doos van Afrikaans hout - Het Afrodendro project van het KMMA

Principal investigator:

• Hans Beeckman

Dates:

2011

Museum staff:

• Hans Beeckman

External collaborators:

Valérie Trouet
Camille Couralet

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