Tag Archives: bristlecone

Bunn et al. [2005] – 20th century tree growth in the Sierra Nevadas

Jun 7, 2005 – 3:45 PM

Bunn et al. [2005] have an interesting discussion of 20th century tree growth (especially foxtail pines) in the Sierra Nevada and White Mountains, in the current Holocene, which, needless to say, was interesting to me. The extraordinary and uncritical embedding of MBH98-99 in paleoclimate mentality recurs here in a curious way. Roger Pielke wondered whether […]

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Bristlecone/Foxtail #2: Bighorn Plateau

Mar 31, 2005 – 9:55 AM

Here’s a beautiful picture of a foxtail pine from the MWP, illustrating eloquently the change in treelines: Original Caption: A dead trunk above current treeline from a foxtail pine that lived about 1000 years ago near Bighorn Plateau in Sequoia National Park.

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Bristlecone/Foxtail Site #1: Cirque Peak

Mar 29, 2005 – 5:14 PM

I have some odds and ends in inventory about bristlecone and foxtail sites, which I’m going to post up, mostly because I find the information rather interesting. Most dendrochronologists assume that the bristlecone/foxtail sites are far too remote to have experienced direct human effects. As far as I’m concerned, this is an assumption that needs […]

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Bristlecone Pines Again

Mar 24, 2005 – 6:13 PM

Mann has recently provided some inaccurate information on his treatment of bristlecone pines.

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Medieval #3: Wassuk Range, California

Feb 24, 2005 – 3:55 PM

Millar, Constance, Robert Westfall, Diane Delany, John King and Harry Alden, Climate As An Ecosystem Architect; Responses Of High-Elevation Conifers To Past Climate Variability.

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