ES students collect tree data in representative plots as part of carbon sequestering studies. They take core samples to determine the age of selected trees within the plot. They then use the tree data with the Canadian Forest Services website (https://apps-scf-cfs.rncan.gc.ca/calc/en/calculateur-calculator) to calculate the above ground dry biomass. The root biomass of the tree is then added to the tree biomass to give the tree's net dry biomass. This gives both the rate at which an individual tree sequesters carbon and the rate at which the plot sequesters carbon. With this information, students are able to quantify the extent to which trees and forests contribute to offsetting their carbon footprint. We then developed the spread sheet below to calculate plot carbon sequestered based on individual tree studies.
tree_carbon_storage.xlsx | |
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File Type: | xlsx |