Tree stem diameters fluctuate with tide

Ernst Zürcher (), Maria-Giulia Cantiani, Francesco Sorbetti-Guerri and Denis Michel
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Ernst Zürcher: Chair of Wood Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Maria-Giulia Cantiani: University of Trento
Francesco Sorbetti-Guerri: University of Florence
Denis Michel: Bureau dEtudes et de Recherches Géologiques Appliquées

Nature, 1998, vol. 392, issue 6677, 665-666

Abstract: Abstract The diameter of tree stems growing under open and controlled conditions undergoes rhythmic fluctuations independent of daily periodic factors such as light, temperature and humidity. We find a strong correlation between these fluctuations and the timing and strength of tides. This correlation suggests that the Moon is influencing the flow of water between different parts of the trees.

Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.1038/33570

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