Overview
Create a spreadsheet with the information in the file attached. copy the tree ID and CHANGE THE DIAMETER BY 1 OR 2 CM EACH. VERY IMPORTANT.
a. Title (2 points): Your title should be descriptive yet no longer than 10 words. “Carbon Reservoir Report" b. Introduction (4 points): 1-2 paragraphs explaining the concept of urban forest. Mention its importance in the context of conservation biology, environmental services and climate change mitigation tool (please use reliable sources for your research – no Wikipedia or blogs). Tertiary sources and government reports are allowed. c. Methodology (4 points): 1-2 paragraphs explaining the measurements made and the material used. Refer to your classmates as “researchers” rather than “students”. You will be writing about the entire class data – not just your own. Remember that everyone is a collaborator; rather than saying something like “our group was assigned to measure trees on Pearl St.”, explain that “our team of researchers measured street trees in the vicinity of Santa Monica College”. This section should be detailed enough to allow a reader to replicate your work. Leave out irrelevant details such as “we walked to our assigned street” or “the measuring tape had inches on one side and centimeters on the other”. Please include information about the equipment used during field work, the city’s tree map and the equations used.
d. Results (4 points): 1-2 paragraphs going over the data collected by the class. This includes, but is not limited to, i. The total number of trees measured, ii. Number of softwoods and hardwoods found, iii. Average tree mass in kg, iv. Average C mass per tree, v. Average CO2 equivalent per tree, vi. Estimated annual C uptake, considering 1973 as the planting year. e. Discussion/Conclusion (4 points): 1-2 paragraphs. Start off by reminding the reader about the importance of urban forests. i. Refer to your carbon footprint calculation. Mention here the carbon footprint for each group member (annual metric ton of CO2). Compare that number with the estimated annual C uptake of the trees you measured and see how many trees are required to neutralize each member’s carbon footprint. ii. Mention possible issues we may have had with the collection and processing of data and what we can do to improve our research (see spreadsheet notes for examples). iii. Make suggestions for future research. iv. Take home message: 1-2 sentences summarizing the report. f. References (2 points): Cite any reference you used for this report. Disclaimer: Reports written with the assistance of artificial intelligence will not be accepted!