| identification, measurement and interpretation of tree rings in woody species from mediterranean climates. | we review the literature dealing with mediterranean climate, vegetation, phenology and ecophysiology relevant to the understanding of tree-ring formation in mediterranean regions. tree rings have been used extensively in temperate regions to reconstruct responses of forests to past environmental changes. in mediterranean regions, studies of tree rings are scarce, despite their potential for understanding and predicting the effects of global change on important ecological processes such as desert ... | 2003 | 12620063 |