A strong regional temperature signal in low-elevation Huon pine

KJ Allen; DM Drew; GM Downes; R Evans; ER Cook; M Battaglia; PJ Baker

Journal article

A strong regional temperature signal in low-elevation Huon pine

KJ Allen, DM Drew, GM Downes, R Evans, ER Cook, M Battaglia, PJ Baker

Journal of Quaternary Science | WILEY | Published : 2013

DOI: 10.1002/jqs.2637

University of Melbourne Researchers

Patrick Baker Author Ecosystem and Forest Sciences

Kathy Allen Author Ecosystem and Forest Sciences

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Funding Acknowledgements

We thank Mike Peterson for assistance with site selection. Michael Raupach and Roger Francey provided constructive comments and advice on a draft of the manuscript. We thank Forestry Tasmania for allowing us to take samples. The Hermon Slade foundation funded a large portion of this work (grant HSF 09/5) and ARC Discovery Projects DP0878744 and DP120104320 also provided support. Brendan Buckley and Mike Peterson were instrumental in development of the Mt Read chronology before its recent update. The samples for the updated Mt Read RW chronology were obtained under a permit issued to D.M.D. by Parks and Wildlife, DPIPWE, Tasmania. Scott Nichols assisted with editing.