Central American Dendrochronology

Last updated on Jun 3, 2021

Scan of tree rings from site in Totonicapán, Guatemala. Check out DendroElevator for more information on high resolution tree-ring imagery and analysis.

Since 2015, I have worked with collaborators on developing and analyzing tree-ring chronologies from Guatemala and Honduras. For my undergraduate honors thesis, I generated the first tree-ring chronology for Totonicapán, Guatemala. A paper on the full network of chronologies that has been developed over the last 10 years is forthcoming - stay tuned!

RELATED PUBLICATIONS

Talia Anderson, Daniel Griffin, Kevin J. Anchukaitis, Diego Pons, Matthew J. Taylor (2018). Climate Sensitivity and Potential Vulnerability of Guatemalan Fir (Abies guatemalensis) Forests in Totonicapán, Guatemala. Journal of Latin American Geography, 17(1).

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Talia Anderson

Graduate Student in Geography

I am a PhD candidate in the School of Geography, Development and Environment and in the Laboratory of Tree Ring Research at the University of Arizona. My research focuses on climate variability and change in mountain landscapes across different spatial and temporal scales. I use a variety of data types, from tree rings to satellite imagery, to explore climate impacts in both localized areas and large, multi-country regions.