Tree Measurement and Carbon Cycling: A Laboratory Exercise

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This article discusses the importance of teaching current environmental issues through laboratory exercises. It describes the methods that would be used in a lab exercise involving tree measurement to explain biogeochemical cycling of carbon in the atmosphere.

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Primary or BEN resource type	Laboratory exercise
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Format	pdf
Ecological Core Concept	Ecosystems -- Biogeochemical cycling Ecosystems
Drought & Water-Ecosystem Services Collection	Off
Conservation Targets Under Global Change Collection	Off
Big Data Collection	Off
Editor's Choice	No
Audience	Undergraduate lower division 13-14 Grades 9 - 12 Undergraduate upper division 15-16
Pedagogical Use Description	This should be used as a guide for a laboratory exercise about biogeochemical cycling of carbon.
Keywords	carbon; carbon cycle; carbon storage; carbon sequestration; tree; wood; car; automobile; back of the envelope calculation; carbon dioxide
Life science discipline (subject)	Ecology
Primary Author Controlled Name	Dara Zycherman
Primary Author Affiliation	The Ecological Society of America
Primary Author email	dara@esa.org
Rights	Author retains copyright
Review Status	Accepted
Resource Editor	Unknown
Reviewer A	Unknown
Reviewer B	Unknown
Date Of Record Submission	1997-04-01

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Subject: Comment On: Tree Measurement and Carbon Cycling: A Laboratory Exercise

Posted By: crnair

Date Posted: 2012-11-29 18:26:13

details of the lab will be helpful for the instructors to try the exercise as an out door laboratory experience

Subject: Comment On: Tree Measurement and Carbon Cycling: A Laboratory Exercise

Posted By: SwamperPaul

Date Posted: 2012-04-11 16:38:33

I'd be happy to answer any questions or provide additional information. Also, please note the article contains a numerical error. In the appendix is a formula for the amount of carbon in each liter of gasoline. The correct value is 591 g C/L of gasoline. (The value originally printed was 49.3 g C/L.)

Subject: Tree Measurement and Carbon Cycling: A Laboratory Exercise

Posted By: crnair

Date Posted: 2010-02-28 23:31:18

Sample data from previous experiments and more details on how to set up a laboratory exercise would have been helpful for instructors to design an outdoor lab for intro level students.