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Pinus longaeva

A Dictionary of Plant Sciences | 1998 | | Copyright

Pinus longaeva (bristlecone pine) A pine species from California which is famous for its longevity and is used to develop an exceptionally long, arid-site, tree-ring chronology. The oldest living specimens date back more than 4600 years, but cross-dating these with remnants of dead bristlecone pines has extended the arid-site chronology to more than 8200 BP. A 5500-year chronology has been developed for bristlecone pines at the upper tree limit. These pines are also used to calibrate the radiocarbon dating method to allow for fluctuations in atmospheric 14C:12C ratios as revealed by measuring the 14C:12C ratios of individual tree-rings in the long, absolutely dated, tree-ring series. (Pinus longaeva is often confused with the similar, but shorter-lived, bristlecone pine P. aristata.) See also DENDROCHRONOLOGY.
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Pinus longaeva

A Dictionary of Ecology | 2004 | | Copyright

Pinus longaeva(bristlecone pine) A pine species from California which is famous for its longevity and is used to develop an exceptionally long, arid-site, tree-ring chronology. The oldest living specimens date back more than 4600 years, but cross-dating these with remnants of dead bristlecone pines has extended the arid-site chronology to more than 8200bp. A 5500-year chronology has been developed for bristlecone pines at the upper tree limit. These pines are also used to calibrate the radiocarbon-dating method to allow for fluctuations in atmospheric 14C:12C ratios as revealed by measuring the 14C:12C ratios of individual tree rings in the long, absolutely dated, tree-ring series. (Pinus longaeva is often confused with the similar, but shorter-lived, bristlecone pine P. aristata.) See also dendrochronology.
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A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Copyright

Pinus longaeva (bristlecone pine) Pine species from California, famous for its longevity and used to develop an exceptionally long, arid-site, tree-ring chronology. The oldest living specimens date back more than 4600 years, but cross-dating these with remnants of dead bristlecone pines has extended the arid-site chronology to more than 8200 BP. A 5500-year chronology has been developed for bristlecone pines at the upper tree limit. These pines are also used to calibrate the radiocarbon-dating method to allow for fluctuations in atmospheric 14C:12C ratios as revealed by measuring 14C:12C ratios of individual tree rings in the long, absolutely dated, tree-ring series. See also DENDROCHRONOLOGY.
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bristlecone pine

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

bristlecone pine common name for the pine species Pinus longaeva, found in the White Mountains of California. Specimens are known that are nearly 5,000 years old.

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A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Copyright

bristlecone pine See PINUS LONGAEVA.
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A Dictionary of Ecology | 2004 | | Copyright

bristlecone pine See Pinus longaeva.
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A Dictionary of Plant Sciences | 1998 | | Copyright

bristlecone pine See PINUS LONGAEVA.
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