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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Research, Technology, Methods > methodology > age determination > dendrochronology
Preferred Term:

dendrochronology

Definition:
The study of annual growth rings of a tree in order to determine the historical date of their formation and the age of the tree.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
age determination
Narrower Concepts:
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • tree ring analysis
  • age determination (trees)
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/5080
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