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Five Year Carbon Storage Analysis In The Gordon Natural Area, Joy Fritschle, Chad Hudson, Catherine Spahr, Andy Tamez Jan 2013

Five Year Carbon Storage Analysis In The Gordon Natural Area, Joy Fritschle, Chad Hudson, Catherine Spahr, Andy Tamez

Forest Carbon Storage Study Documents

The Gordon Natural Area (GNA) serves as a natural laboratory for a range of class research projects. In a Geography Field Methods course led by Dr. Fritschle, students established five permanent carbon-study plots in 2008. Since then, students have returned to these plots to measure the carbon stock of standing trees in five plots located along a topographic gradient: floodplain, ridge-top, lower mid-slope, mid-slope and upper mid-slope. Using U.S. Forest Service established guidelines, all trees greater than 5 cm and up to 73 cm in diameter at breast height (DBH) were measured and identified within each 40 m circular plot. …


Geo402/585: Field Methods; Labs 4-5 Gordon Natural Area Carbon Stock Pilot Study, Joy Fritschle Jan 2013

Geo402/585: Field Methods; Labs 4-5 Gordon Natural Area Carbon Stock Pilot Study, Joy Fritschle

Gordon Natural Area-related Curricula Documents

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The Status Of White Oak (Quercus Alba) Trees At The Gordon Natural Area, Chester County, Pennsylvania, Rachel Stern, Gregory D. Turner, Gerard D. Hertel Jan 2013

The Status Of White Oak (Quercus Alba) Trees At The Gordon Natural Area, Chester County, Pennsylvania, Rachel Stern, Gregory D. Turner, Gerard D. Hertel

White Oak Distribution Study Documents

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