Sentence examples for growth ring from inspiring English sources
noun
Any of the concentric rings formed in the trunk of a tree by the annual growth of wood
The present study adds support for another proxy for tree growth: ring density.
The thickest-walled cells generally mark the end of the growth ring.
Growth ring formation probably evolved late in the Paleozoic Era in response to seasonal changes in water availability.
During the Middle Devonian Period of the Paleozoic Era, a prehistoric fern adds a new growth ring to its trunk, creating the world's first timeline.
Diffuse-porous wood occurs when the size of the vessels (pores) in a growth ring are fairly uniform and evenly distributed (e.g., red maple, Acer rubrum; Sapindaceae).
In some highly specialized tree species with large vessels (such as some oaks, ashes, and others), only the very outermost growth ring functions in water conduction.
Type 1 resin pockets are described as lens-shaped accumulations of resin and callus tissue within a growth-ring that cause no damage to the cambium, while Type 2 resin pockets are similar except the cambium is ruptured and healing results in an occlusion scar that can occur over several growth rings.
The latter method is widely used due to automation and the possibility of increased resolution of measurements of within-growth ring variation (Evans et al. [2001]).
The prevailing climate of the DPF has been described as warm temperate, as revealed by tree-, tooth-, and bone-growth ring data [ 91, 92], sedimentological data [ 93], and biogeographic data [ 94, 95].
To find out, he teamed up with Yamaguchi, a specialist in dendrochronology, the study of growth-ring patterns in trees.
The increase in the number of Type 1 resin pockets with stem bending in the radiata pine trees, occurred in the early wood of the outer growth-ring, and close to the growth-ring boundary.
