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growth disturbance characteristics (GDC)
mass movements
growth disturbance characteristics (GDC)
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Abstract
It has been shown that tree growth rings are a suitable means of understanding the magnitude and frequency of certain geomorphological processes that are part of landscape evolution and the dynamics of the Earth's surface. When these processes occur in areas of human influence, they become significant natural hazards, making it relevant to understand their spatiotemporal distribution and future incidence in order to prevent and mitigate them. In the absence of documentary records, trees serve as a natural archive that preserves information from the past; their rings, in addition to being shaped by genetic composition, record environmental fluctuations and mechanical disturbances that manifest as injuries, tilted stems, root erosion, or broken branches, altering ring sequences and facilitating dating and historical reconstruction. This article presents some examples of the uses of dendrogeomorphology, providing context for the events in which this discipline can be applied, and suggests some geographic areas to which the application of this novel science should be extended.
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