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Dendrochronological analysis of the growth rate of White Spruce in Whitehorse, Yukon deBruyn, Alexander

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We used an increment bore to take core samples of 15 specimens of White Spruce, Picea glauca, then compared the observed annual growth rates observed in the tree rings to the annual mean temperature, annual precipitation, and the average of July’s temperature highs in order to show the correlation. A difficulty in the procedure eliminated some of the raw data, but enough remained to show that isolated White Spruce specimens will grow more quickly when they are in non-crowded areas.

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Dendrochronological analysis of the growth rate of White Spruce in Whitehorse, Yukon
Creator
deBruyn, Alexander
Date Issued
2010-04
Description
We used an increment bore to take core samples of 15 specimens of White Spruce, Picea glauca, then compared the observed annual growth rates observed in the tree rings to the annual mean temperature, annual precipitation, and the average of July’s temperature highs in order to show the correlation. A difficulty in the procedure eliminated some of the raw data, but enough remained to show that isolated White Spruce specimens will grow more quickly when they are in non-crowded areas.
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Report
Type
Text
Language
eng
Series
University of British Columbia. Science One Research Projects
Date Available
2010-07-22
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0107215
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/26830
Affiliation
Science, Faculty of
Campus
UBCV
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Undergraduate
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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