Tree-Ring Dating of the Bald Cypress (Taxodium Distichum [L] Rich.) in the Lower Mississippi Valley

TitleTree-Ring Dating of the Bald Cypress (Taxodium Distichum [L] Rich.) in the Lower Mississippi Valley
Publication TypeThesis
Year of Publication1973
AuthorsBowers, LJ
AdvisorRichards, EL
Academic DepartmentBiology
DegreeMS
UniversityArkansas State University
Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine if bald cypress (Taxodium distichum [L] Rich.) can be used satisfactorily for tree ring dating and, if so, to establish a master tree ring chronology for the area referred to as the “sunk lands.” (no abstract provided, taken from introduction p.1)