Thermal Imaging of Conducting Sapwood Width Enhances Dendroecological Studies in Southwestern U.S. Conifers.

Cynthia Libantino Norton, Jia Hu, Russell L Scott, Greg A Barron-Gafford, Flurin Babst

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Article in Trees (Berlin, Germany : West), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Cynthia Libantino NortonSchool of Natural Resources and the Environment, The University of Arizona, 1064 E. Lowell Street, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4290-6914

Jia HuSchool of Natural Resources and the Environment, The University of Arizona, 1064 E. Lowell Street, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.

Russell L ScottSouthwest Watershed Research Center, USDA-ARS, Tucson, Arizona, USA.

Greg A Barron-GaffordSchool of Geography, Development and the Environment, The University of Arizona, 1064 E. Lowell Street, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.

Flurin BabstSchool of Natural Resources and the Environment, The University of Arizona, 1064 E. Lowell Street, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.

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TRANSPORT OF TRACE METALS IN A POLLUTED AQUIFERP42ES004940 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI Jon D Chorover · 1990 to 2026

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NIEHS NIH HHS P42 ES004940

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Abstract

Quantifying conducting sapwood width and area in trees facilitates studies of water and nutrient transport. Yet, distinguishing conducting from non-conducting xylem is not always straightforward due to the species-specific presence or absence of visible color differences. To improve field-based measurements, we present a novel method that uses a thermal infrared sensor to pinpoint the common temperature change at the transition between conducting and nonconducting xylem on increment cores. Sapwood width estimated this way matched the values obtained from the traditional "touch test" in

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PMID41497891

DOI10.1007/s00468-025-02687-x

PMCPMC12767636

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