Analyzing Tree Age, Height, and Species

Question

You are required to carry a field study on a forest near your school. Describe the methods you would use to determine each of the following aspects of the trees in the forest.

i) Age of the trees.
ii) Height of the trees.
iii) Tree species

Answer

- Asking the local people / forest officer / when the trees may have been planted
- Observing the rings on the tree stump and counting them to find out the age of the trees
- By estimating the age of trees
- Referring to available records to know when the trees were planted.

ii)

- By estimating the height
- By measuring the exact height of samples of trees and generalising.
- Calculate using the ratio of height of near short object in relation to height of its, relate to the shadow of the tree in relation to its height.

iii)

- By walking through the forest observing and noting the various species.
- By interviewing the local people / forester.
- By reading through available records.

Analyzing Tree Age, Height, and Species

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