Table 1 Growth ring statistics for Polylepis rugulosa and P. tarapacana in Peruvian Andean puna mountain forests.

From: Polylepis wood acclimation strategies to ENSO events

Statistics

P. rugulosa

P. tarapacana

Number of individuals analyzed

30

31

Master seriesa

1897–2015 (119 yrs)

1774–2015 (242 yrs)

Series intercorrelationa

0.414

0.614

Number of intercorrelationsb

1770

1891

Average mean sensitivitya

0.357

0.307

Mean EPSb

0.916*

0.949*

Mean R-barb

0.282

0.473

Signal to-noise-ratio (SNR)b

7.731

12.788

  1. aValues obtained using the COFECHA program (Holmes 1983).
  2. bValues obtained from the residual chronology with the R-studio program using the dplR package (Bunn 2008).
  3. (*)The EPS must present a value ≥ 0.85, which is an appropriate cutoff point; in this case, it is above the value.