Tree Measurements

by: Dawn Aksamit
  1. Introduction
    • Why measure trees?
      • Health, economic value, growth rate

     

  2. Main Body
    • Investigating tree growth
      • Dependent and independent variables
        • What are they?
        • How they influence growth
    • How to measure trees
      • Equipment usedSimple vs Compound
      • Demonstration of use
      • Take class outside
    • Participating in VT FORSite study
      • Chart that will be used
        • Entering data
        • Creating graphs
      • Discussion of experimental error
      • What kind of growth rates can be expected?

     

  3. Conclusion
    • Why is it important to measure trees?

     

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