FOREST ECOLOGY
FOREST MANAGEMENT
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Question
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If you look at the cross-section of a tree and you notice narrowly spaced rings, this could mean ____
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the tree was facing competition
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there was not enough resources available to the tree
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the tree was dealing with pests
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all of these are possible inferences
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The color and width of tree rings can provide snapshots of past climate conditions. If you’ve ever seen a tree stump, you’ve probably noticed that the top of a stump has a series of concentric rings. These rings can tell us how old the tree is, and what the weather was like during each year of the tree’s life.
Detailed explanation-2: -Tree rings in these seven cores don’t look round like rings because the boring tool only extracts a small segment of the rings. Each dark and light layer makes up a year of growth. Wide layers indicate years when the trees grew more. Narrow layers indicate years when the trees grew less.
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