Protocols

Wood samples are sectioned into sub-annual increments and cellulose is extracted for oxygen and carbon isotope analysis to assess seasonal water sources and water use efficiency in trees.

Standard increment boring technique to extract tree cores for measuring annual ring widths, then calculating basal area increment over specific time periods to quantify stem growth.

Extraction of environmental variables from spatial data platform using zonal functions to calculate average climate values within tree polygon boundaries. Integrates snowpack, temperature, and topogra...