David C Leblanc Dept of Biology Ball state university GrowthClimate Associations for White Ash Fraxinus americana L in Monroe County Indiana Introduction Justification Limited information regarding white ash ID: 260612
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Ben LockwoodDavid C. LeblancDept. of Biology, Ball state university
Growth-Climate Associations for White Ash (Fraxinus americana L.) in Monroe County, IndianaSlide2
IntroductionJustificationLimited information regarding white ash
Limited time to acquire itClimate is changingObjectiveIdentify growth-climate association for white ash in well drained soil Compare white ash & white oak growth-climate associations Slide3
Study SiteHoosier National ForestSlide4
MethodsSamplingD/C-D> 50 yrs. Undamaged
15 trees 2 cores per treeMeasuringEarlywood (EW)Latewood (LW)Total (RW)Slide5
MethodsMean chronology1932 – 2012Cross-dating & standardizationStandard dendrochronological methods
Climate DataNOAA & Historical Climate NetworkMonthly climate variables Seasonal climate variablesPearson’s correlation coefficient Slide6
Mean Monthly Maximum TemperatureSlide7
Total Monthly PrecipitationSlide8
Palmer Drought Severity IndexSlide9
White Ash & White Oak Comparison (Total RW)Slide10
Results White ash EW Prior to growing seasonWhite ash LW Water stress during current growing season (June)
White ash & white oak (total RW)Similar growth-climate associationsSummarySlide11
DiscussionMinimal influence of climate on EW during growing seasonMost climate sensitivity found in LW during growing seasonCarbon allocation model
Foster and LeBlanc (1993)Slide12
Acknowledgements Indiana Academy of ScienceBall State University ASPIRE ProgramZach Jameson, Ball State UniversitySlide13
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