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Main point: Review 3 types of method of determining a tree's age and conclude that more research is needed to understand tropical forest
Paragraph 1:
- For temperate trees: count rings (reflect changing seasons) to determine the age
- For tropical trees: less straightforward because no seasons to mark the passage of time, only a few types have visible rings
- Width of temperate tree rings provides detailed record of climate conditions for the past 1000 years
Paragraph 2:
- Depend on oxygen & carbon isotope measurement to determine tropical tree age
- P showed that a type of tree from Thailand has rings that, however, are invisible
Paragraph 3:
- Calcium method is quicker than carbon isotope measurement, 1 afternoon vs 4 months
Paragraph 4:
- Not sure if calcium cycles are common or just to a few types of tree
- Not clear whether periods of drought or dry seasons feature in some tropical zones, more research is needed
Paragraph 5:
- Anything that helps to measure time will be important to understand tropical forest dynamic |
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