Abstract
Alestalo (1971) first outlined the basic principles of dendrogeomorphology. Basically geomorphic and geologic processes affect trees in a variety of ways that can be determined and dated through tree-ring analysis. Geomorphic stress can induce growth anomalies as suppression and release (sudden growth decrease or increase) (Shroder 1978; Shroder 1980). Whereas, climatic factors can also induce ring variations similar to those of geomorphic processes (Fritts 1971), it is important to exclude the climatic influence on the anomalies found in trees, affected by a geomorphic event, by control trees living in an undisturbed zone, close to the study area.
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Fantucci, R. (1999). Dendrogeomorphology in Landslide Analysis. In: Casale, R., Margottini, C. (eds) Floods and Landslides: Integrated Risk Assessment. Environmental Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58609-5_5
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