MadSci Network: Environment & Ecology |
If I understand your message correctly, you also have a sample of the rings of this type of tree. If you investigate the rings, you can determine the average ring thickness. Then you can take the diameter of that tree and divide by 2*(average ring thickness) to determine the approximate age. All measurements and samples should be taken at breast height to standardize them. Apparently in Mexico, breast height is defined as 1.5 m above the ground. Please note that it really isn't very accurate to use the average ring thickness of this tree to determine the age of another tree because trees grow very differently even within the same stand, where they're all the same age, species, and under the same conditions. -Marcy LaViollette
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