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Lecture 20 + 21

Lecture 20

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Canopy Gap A disturbance-caused opening in the forest canopy, extending down through all foliage strata to 2 meters above the ground. Forms in absence of catastrophic events, in closed canopy forests
1. Light increases 2. Increase in temperature fluctuations 3. Increase in nutrients 4. Increase in soil moisture Within-Gap Changes (4)
1. Germination of dormant seeds 2. Increases species richness and structure 3. increased advance regeneration Changes caused by Gap Canopy (3)
Dendrochronology analysis of tree-ring patterns
1. Rates of carbon sequestration 2. Climate Growth Relationships 3. Demographics (recruitment, growth, mortality) 4. Dating distrbances Applications to Forest Ecology (4)
Temperature (active), Daylight (inactive) Cues for Cambium Activation
Standardization Method of removing size-related growth trends that may be considered 'noise'
Limiting Factor Resources in shortest supply control radial growth rates (ppt, temp, soil moisture, nitrogen)
Cross-Dating Method of ensuring that the correct calendar year is assigned to each annual ring
1. Correct Missing/False rings 2. correct errors in measurements 3. Align samples from different time periods Cross-dating Purposes (3)
False (double) Rings Rings that occur because of stress, and appear to be a growth ring but are not
Marker Year A distinct ring assigned to a specific year (false rings, light rings, frost rings)
Dot Method Fine-tipped pencils are used to label decades on ring samples
1. Reduced growth from defoliation (insect outbreaks) 2. Anatomical Features (natural disasters, disturbances) 3. Growth Rates 4. Recruitment/germination dates 5. Fire Dates (scars) 6.Mortality Dates Evidence (6)
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