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Each tree ring contains an image of the time when the ring formed, projected onto the ring's size, structure, and composition. Tree rings thus are natural archives of past environments, and contain records of past climate. While dendrochronologists have investigated the impact of climate on tree-ring growth by empirical–statistical methods, this volume presents a process-based model complementing previous approaches. Basic ideas concerning the biology of tree-ring growth and its control by environmental factors are treated, especially for conifers. The use of the model is illustrated by means of several examples from widely differing environments, and possible future directions for model development and application are discussed. The volume provides an improved mechanistic basis for the interpretation of tree rings as records of past climate. It advances process understanding of the large-scale environmental control of wood growth. As forests are the main carbon sink on land, the results are of great importance for all global change studies.

Conifers. --- Conifers-- Growth. --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Meteorology & Climatology --- Botany --- Fungi & Algae --- Plant Ecology --- Conifers --- Tree-rings. --- Xylem. --- Growth. --- Coniferae --- Coniferales --- Softwood trees --- Softwoods (Trees) --- Life sciences. --- Plant ecology. --- Forestry. --- Trees. --- Plant anatomy. --- Plant development. --- Climate change. --- Life Sciences. --- Plant Ecology. --- Tree Biology. --- Climate Change. --- Environmental Monitoring/Analysis. --- Plant Anatomy/Development. --- Plant cells and tissues --- Vascular system of plants --- Growth (Plants) --- Trees --- Wood --- Dendrochronology --- Gymnosperms --- Evergreens --- Figure --- Climatic changes. --- Forests and forestry. --- Monitoring/Environmental Analysis. --- Forest land --- Forest lands --- Forest planting --- Forest production --- Forest sciences --- Forestation --- Forested lands --- Forestland --- Forestlands --- Forestry --- Forestry industry --- Forestry sciences --- Land, Forest --- Lands, Forest --- Silviculture --- Sylviculture --- Woodlands --- Woods (Forests) --- Agriculture --- Natural resources --- Afforestation --- Arboriculture --- Logging --- Timber --- Tree crops --- Plant structure --- Plants --- Structural botany --- Vegetable anatomy --- Anatomy --- Changes, Climatic --- Changes in climate --- Climate change --- Climate change science --- Climate changes --- Climate variations --- Climatic change --- Climatic changes --- Climatic fluctuations --- Climatic variations --- Global climate changes --- Global climatic changes --- Climatology --- Climate change mitigation --- Teleconnections (Climatology) --- Dendrology --- Nursery stock --- Woody plants --- Forests and forestry --- Ecology --- Structure --- Environmental aspects --- Environmental Sciences and Forestry. Forestry -- Forest Trees --- ALLW. --- Phytoecology --- Vegetation ecology --- Environmental monitoring. --- Development of plants --- Plant development --- Developmental biology --- Biomonitoring (Ecology) --- Ecological monitoring --- Environmental quality --- Monitoring, Environmental --- Applied ecology --- Environmental engineering --- Pollution --- Ontogeny --- Measurement --- Monitoring --- Floristic ecology --- Global environmental change --- Environment. --- Environmental Sciences. --- Environmental Monitoring. --- Plant Development. --- Development. --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology