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Refining Dendrochronology To Evaluate The Relationship Between Age And Diameter For Dominant Riparian Trees In The Redwood Creek Watershed, Devin Barry
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Methods of dendrochronology by means of incremental coring
have been refined in this study for specific use in northern
California riparian floodplains. Little information is available
on riparian dendrochronology because of the challenges of
analyzing riparian tree species. Three dominant tree species
(Alnus rubra, Umbellularia californica, Acer macrophyllum)
in the floodplain of Redwood Creek were evaluated for the
relationship between age and diameter at breast height (DBH)
using a least squares linear regression analysis. Through this
study, complications with analysis for the riparian tree species
led to a more thorough investigation as to enhancing core
quality and annual growth ring …