@article {1333,
title = {Tree-ring reconstructed hydroclimate of the Upper Klamath basin},
journal = {Journal of Hydrology},
volume = {495},
year = {2013},
pages = {13 - 22},
keywords = {
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}, month = {03/1989}, pages = {77}, school = {University of Utah}, address = {Salt Lake City}, abstract = {To date, no tree-ring chronologies have been generated for the Great Salt Lake basin. There is evidence of a winter air mass boundary across this area. Since the region receives a precipitation maximum in the winter and spring, information about boundary location variability would be useful. Tree-ring widths may be related to climatic variables and provide a record of past climate.
Four tree-ring chronologies in the four corners of the Great Salt Lake basin were generated using standard dendrochronological techniques. Precipitation and temperature data for the area were regionalized and tree-ring indices were correlated with regional temperature seasons and with precipitation regions and seasons. The chronologies were factor analyzed for the period of common growth, 1593-1985, and broken down into seven overlapping one hundred-year periods.
During the period for which there are weather records, tree growth in the northwest site was correlated with temperature variables, while in the other three sites, tree growth was mostly correlated with precipitation. The results of the factor analysis of the chronologies for the seven time periods were consistent with the correlation results. The results also indicate a similar pattern of variation of growth for the time periods of 1593-1650 and 1825-1940.
The four Great Basin chronology sites are located in a unique region and may be used to learn about climatic variability in this area.
}, keywords = {climatic variability, dendrochronology, dendroclimatology, Geography, great salt lake basin, indices, precipitation, salt lake, temperature, tree ring}, author = {Connie Woodhouse} } @mastersthesis {706, title = {Culture change and the Navajo Hogan}, volume = {Phd}, year = {1985}, school = {Washington State University}, abstract = {The Navajo tribe has been subjected to acculturation pressures since its arrival in the American Southwest in the 1500s. The pressures came first from indigenous Pueblo groups, these were succeeded by pressures from the Spanish, Mexicans, Utes, U.S. military, and other Euroamerican local populations. The Navajo response to the pressures of acculturation in both the economic and religious spheres of life is manifested in the Navajo house or hogan. The hogan serves as both a sacred and secular structure. Some features of hogan construction such as shape and doorway orientation have strong symbolic associations, and alterations in their form thus reflect fundamental shifts in religious orientation. Other features of hogan construction such as the use of power tools or milled lumber, while changing the appearance of the structure, do not have strong symbolic associations and thus are not indicative of a similar shift away from traditional Navajo culture. Instead, these features represent a Navajo incorporation of items from the dominant culture that are most useful in easing the hardships of traditional life. Habitation structures from two areas of Arizona illustrate this trend. Over 500 structures from the remote, conservative and until very recently, unacculturated area of Black Mesa are compared with over 200 structures from the substantially more acculturated region of the Defiance Plateau. The difference in the chronology of housing construction techniques between the two areas is striking. Influences from the dominant culture, including a shift away from traditional houses, are evident in the late 1800s on the Defiance Plateau. Conversely, on Black Mesa, these same trends do not appear until the 1970s and 1980s. Architecture is composed of both a technological and an expressive element. This marriage of two aspects of culture in one place--housing--is an important locus of information for anthropologists. Analysis of changing construction methods and morphology provides a physical manifestation of changes documented in other areas of the cultural system. }, keywords = {Arizona}, url = {http://ezproxy.library.arizona.edu/login?url=http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=753300051\&sid=19\&Fmt=2\&clientId=43922\&RQT=309\&VName=PQD}, author = {Miranda Warburton} } @article {772, title = {Eine jahrringanalytische Studie zum Nadelbaumsterben in der Schweiz}, year = {1983}, note = {Copies of this are available through the Tree Ring Laboratory; please contact the lab for more information. This edition of the reports is from the Swiss Federal Institute of Forestry Research. }, month = {08/1983}, institution = {Eidgenossische Anstalt fur das Forstliche Versuchswesen}, address = {Birmensdorf}, abstract = {Application of annual ring analysis in investigations of conifer die-back in Switzerland Obviously unhealthy confiders show abrupt tree-ring growth reductions which are datable without measurements. By investigation of large amount of samples on different sites in Switzerland we calculated the areal distribution of damaged trees and the damage occurrence within time. Geographical distribution and time patterns yield to relations between climatic and pollution events. The heavy damages on fir started in Switzerland 1956. Approximately 75\% of all firs in Switzerland{\textquoteright}s central plateau show growth reductions. Local damages exist in the Rhone-valley since 1920. }, keywords = {climate, damages, environment, fir, growth, growth reduction, pollution, Switzerland, tree ring}, author = {Schweingruber, Fritz H. and Kontic, Raymond and Winkler-Seifert, Amanda} } @mastersthesis {575, title = {Allometric Analysis of Plant Growth in Woodland Communities}, volume = {PhD}, year = {1980}, school = {Utah State University}, abstract = {Several allometrically-based equations were derived to describe the changes and the similarities in the structure and shape of semiarid woody plants that occur with growth. The derivations utilized general hypotheses based on the assumption that one of the principal purposes of a plant{\textquoteright}s structure is the efficient support and distribution of its leaves. Results from analyses of plant branching systems were used to derive allometric relationships between selected variables of plant size and shape. A close correspondence often occurred between the parameters resulting from the derivations and those that resulted from empirical analyses of field data. The variability of some relationships was found to be linked to increasing tree dominance, and/or increasing tree size. Changes potentially linked to differing site quality were also observed for some relationships. Other relationships remained relatively uniform over a range of successional stages and also potentially uniform over a range of site quality. The analyses revealed important crown structure and foliage distribution similarities, as well as differences, between the plant species studied. In general, large plants were often less variable, relative to their size, than small plants. Each species also has a relatively consistent leaf distribution within its crown. A number of implications and applications of the results to plant sampling and vegetation analyses were discussed. This includes discussions of the need for, and possible means of obtaining, adequate methods of determining site quality for woody plant communities in non-timber producing regions. Overall, the analyzed allometric relationships resulted in a generalized working model of plant growth and development, particularly for the changes in size, shape and biomass that occur with growth.}, keywords = {Ecology}, url = {http://ezproxy.library.arizona.edu/login?url=http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=749271331\&sid=1\&Fmt=2\&clientId=43922\&RQT=309\&VName=PQD}, author = {Tausch, Robin} } @article {791, title = {A.E. Douglass and the Canals of Mars}, journal = {The Astronomy Quarterly}, volume = {3}, year = {1979}, note = {This title is available through the Tree Ring Laboratory; please contact the lab for more information. }, publisher = {Pachart Publishing House}, keywords = {astronomy, canals of mars, Douglass, historic}, author = {Webb, G.E.} } @article {792, title = {The Infatigable Astronomer}, journal = {The Journal of Arizona History}, year = {1978}, note = {This title is available through the Tree Ring Laboratory; please contact the lab for more information. }, publisher = {The Arizona Historical Society}, edition = {Summer 1978}, address = {Tucson}, keywords = {Arizona, astronomy, biography, Douglass, historic}, author = {Webb, G.E.} } @mastersthesis {586, title = {Relationships Among Climate, Tree-Ring Widths and Grass Production on the Santa Rita Experimental Range}, volume = {MS}, year = {1976}, school = {University of Arizona}, abstract = {A relationship between tree-ring widths from a site in the Santa Rita mountains and yearly perennial grass production on pasture 1 of the Santa Rita Experimental Range is investigated{\textellipsis}}, author = {Winter, C. Larrabee} } @book {624, title = {Tree-Ring Dates from Arizona H-I Flagstaff Area}, year = {1975}, publisher = {University of Arizona}, organization = {University of Arizona}, address = {Tucson}, keywords = {date, dates, dendrochronology, Flagstaff, southwest, tree ring}, author = {Robinson, William J. and Harrill, Bruce G. and Warren, Richard L.} } @mastersthesis {587, title = {Paleoecology and the Prehistoric Maya: A History of Man-Land Relationships in the Tropics}, volume = {MS}, year = {1974}, school = {University of Arizona}, abstract = {A series of modern soil samples were collected in lowland Guatemalan rainforest, savannah, milpa, and lakeside association or pollen analysis{\textellipsis}}, keywords = {Geoscience}, author = {Wiseman, Fredrick Matthew} } @book {622, title = {Tree-Ring Dates from New Mexico B Chaco-Gobernador Area}, year = {1974}, publisher = {University of Arizona}, organization = {University of Arizona}, address = {Tucson}, keywords = {Chaco, date, dendrochronology, Gobernador, new mexico, southwest, tree ring}, author = {Robinson, William J. and Harrill, Bruce G. and Warren, Richard L.} } @book {621, title = {Tree-Ring Dates from New Mexico J-K,P,V Santa Fe-Pecos-Lincoln Area}, year = {1973}, publisher = {University of Arizona}, organization = {University of Arizona}, address = {Tucson}, keywords = {date, dendrochronology, Lincoln, new mexico, Pecos, Santa Fe, southwest, tree ring}, author = {Robinson, William J. and Harrill, Bruce G. and Warren, Richard L.} } @mastersthesis {584, title = {Dating the Temporal Limits of Climatic Episodes During the Holocene}, volume = {PhD}, year = {1971}, school = {University of Wisconsin}, keywords = {Meterology}, url = {http://ezproxy.library.arizona.edu/login?url=http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=758273691\&sid=8\&Fmt=1\&clientId=43922\&RQT=309\&VName=PQD}, author = {Wendland, Wayne Marcel} } @book {616, title = {Tree-Ring Dates from New Mexico A,G-H Shiprock-Zuni-Mt. Taylor Area}, year = {1970}, publisher = {University of Arizona}, organization = {University of Arizona}, address = {Tucson}, keywords = {date, dendrochronology, mt taylor, new mexico, shiprock, southwest, tree ring, zuni}, author = {Bannister, Bryant and Robinson, William J. and Warren, Richard L.} } @mastersthesis {583, title = {Tree-Ring Dating and Archaeology in South Dakota}, volume = {PhD}, year = {1968}, school = {University of Arizona}, abstract = {In 1964 a study of the feasibility of applying the methods of tree-ring research to wood collected in South Dakota was undertaken by the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, University of Arizona{\textellipsis}}, url = {http://ezproxy.library.arizona.edu/login?url=http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=757411981\&sid=5\&Fmt=1\&clientId=43922\&RQT=309\&VName=PQD}, author = {Weakly, Ward Fredrick} } @book {615, title = {Tree-Ring Dates from Arizona J Hopi Mesas Area}, year = {1967}, publisher = {University of Arizona}, organization = {University of Arizona}, address = {Tucson}, keywords = {dates, dendrochronology, Hopi mesas, southwest, tree ring}, author = {Bannister, Bryant and William, Robinson J. and Warren, Richard L.} } @mastersthesis {592, title = {Some Ecological Studies on Bristlecone Pine in the White Mountains of California}, volume = {PhD}, year = {1963}, school = {University of California}, abstract = {Bristlecone pine, Pinus aristata, was studied in the White Mountains of California. The climate is dry, with annual precipitation in the bristlecone zone averaging 12 to 13 inches. The trees are found in a zone from approximately 9,500 feet to 11,500 feet elevation. Three geologic substrates are widely exposed in the bristlecone zone: dolomitic limestone, sandstone and granite. Vegetation was sampled on these substrates, using line transects. Bristlecone pine is restricted principally to dolomite. Sagebrush, Artemisia tridentate and A. arbuscula, is distributed in a complementary pattern, restricted largely to sandstone and granite. Bristlecone pine and sagebrush constitute the bulk of the vegetation. Dolomite in the White Mountains is a nearly white rock, whereas sandstone and granite are dark. The white rock reflects more solar radiation than do the other substrates, and as a result the dolomite soil averages several degrees centigrade cooler than sandstone soil. This lower temperature acts as a moisture conserving mechanism on dolomite, delaying soil drought. Dolomite also has higher moisture capacity than sandstone and granite. Through use of an infrared gas analyzer, the effect of soil drought on photosynthesis of bristlecone pine was measured. Photosynthesis was depressed by soil drought in the same range as the attained in field soils during dry periods in summer. Photosynthesis of sagebrush as a function of soil drought was also measured. Sagebrush was found more tolerant of drought than bristlecone pine. Drought tolerance may be one factor contributing to maximum development of bristlecone pine on dolomite, and of sagebrush on sandstone and granite. Bristlecone pine reaches maximum development on north slopes, and sagebrush reaches maximum development on south slopes. This supports the conclusion that drought tolerance is a decisive factor in determining substrate-oriented distribution patterns. Sagebrush and bristlecone pine seedlings both grew poorly on dolomite in pot trails. It was suggested that the high pH of dolomite soil, averaging 8.1, results in low mineral nutrient availability, and that sagebrush, with its shallow root system, is less efficient in obtaining mineral nutrient requirements than is the deep rooted pine. Photosynthesis measurements demonstrated that bristlecone pine is tolerant of shading. Furthermore, it was shown by growth measurements that bristlecone pine seedlings grow much more slowly than sagebrush seedlings. These findings indicate that the pine seedling would not succeed in the shade of sagebrush seedlings, another response that contributes to the substrate-oriented distribution of bristlecone pine. Maximum elevation of bristlecone pine is the same on all substrates, and was found to be limited by air temperature during the growing season. Minimum elevation is lower on dolomite than on the other substrates, and is under the control of soil drought. Attainment of great age was shown to be associated with death of the tree trunk around most of its circumference. Lack of krummholz at tree line shows both genetic resistance to deformation, and the influence of a very dry climate.}, url = {http://ezproxy.library.arizona.edu/login?url=http://proquest.umi.com.ezproxy2.library.arizona.edu/pqdweb?did=763335561\&sid=2\&Fmt=1\&clientId=43922\&RQT=309\&VName=PQD}, author = {Wright, Robert Dennison} } @proceedings {778, title = {Reports on the Conferences of Cycles}, year = {1929}, publisher = {Carneige Institution}, address = {Washington, D.C. }, keywords = {climate, conference, cycles, Douglass, environment, historic, tree}, author = {Carneigie Institution of Washington} } @inbook {761, title = {The Hydrogen Ion Concentration Base Exchange Capacity and Sulphate Content of Soils}, note = {Copies of this are available in the Tree Ring Laboratory. Please contact the curator for more information. pcreasman@ltrr.arizona.edu}, keywords = {base exchange, concentration, hydrogen, soils, sulphate content}, author = {Katz, Morris and Atkinson, H.J. and Wyatt, F.A.} }