Contact : garneau.michelle [at] uqam.ca (boucher[dot]etienne[at]uqam[dot]ca)
Tél. : (514) 987-3000 (3201)
Address:
Geotop-UQAM
201 Avenue Président-Kennedy, 7e étage
Montréal, QC H2X 3Y7 - Canada
The laboratory is interested in growth rings as an indicator of past hydro-climatic conditions. Facilities allow the measurement, analysis and treatment of tree-ring data for high temporal resolution reconstitution of these fluctuations.
The laboratory has facilities and expertise for the analysis of:
- traumatic events caused by intense geomorphic processes (scars, dark circles traumatic reaction wood)
- width, density, and cell structure of growth rings which are all indicators of past hydro-climatic conditions
- isotope ratios of wood cellulose (d13C, d18O) which are indicators of the physiological response of trees to climate