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Annually Verified Growth of Cedrela Fissilis from Central Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2019

Izabela Hammerschlag ,
Kita D Macario ,
Ana Carolina Barbosa ,
Gabriel de Assis Pereira ,
Camila Laís Farrapo  and
Francisco Cruz
Izabela Hammerschlag
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Radiocarbono, Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brazil Programa de Pós-graduação em Física da Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brazil
Kita D Macario*
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Radiocarbono, Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brazil Programa de Pós-graduação em Física da Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brazil
Ana Carolina Barbosa
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Dendrocronologia, Departamento de Ciências Florestais, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, MG, Brazil
Gabriel de Assis Pereira
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Dendrocronologia, Departamento de Ciências Florestais, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, MG, Brazil
Camila Laís Farrapo
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Dendrocronologia, Departamento de Ciências Florestais, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, MG, Brazil
Francisco Cruz
Affiliation:
Instituto de Geociências, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil
*
*Corresponding author. Email: [email protected].
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Abstract

Given the difficulty in obtaining robust chronologies from tree rings in tropical regions, the search for appropriate species is very important. Both dendrochronology and radiocarbon (14C) measurements are required to validate the use of any specific tree. Some species have proved to be reliable for representing atmospheric 14C concentration over time, such as Cedrela fissilis and Araucaria angustifolia. However, not only the species have to be validated, but also different climatic conditions may result in different growth patterns for the same species. In this work, we study the annual growth rings of Cedrela fissilis from a dry tropical forest patch typical of a highly seasonal climate in central Brazil. 14C accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) was used to compare the isotopic ratios of tree rings with the 14C concentrations in the atmosphere during the nuclear tests based on curve Bomb13SH 1-2. Results are similar to the bomb peak curve within the period from 1958 to 1980 AD and serve as a crucial test for the cross-dating analyses using the skeleton plot technique.

Keywords

AMSCedrela fissilisdendrochronologySouthern Hemispheretree rings
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Research Article
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Radiocarbon , Volume 61 , Issue 4 , August 2019 , pp. 927 - 937
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© 2019 by the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona 

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