Graduate Exit Seminar - Beth Tull

Plan to join Beth Tull's graduate exit seminar on April 11, 2025, at 1:00 pm in Kottman Hall, Room 333 or via Zoom. Beth will present, "Basal Area and Relative Density as a Predictor of Carbon Stock in Eastern Forests"

Abstract: Forest ecosystems play a vital role in the global carbon cycle as the largest terrestrial carbon sink on Earth. The influence of species composition, basal area, relative density, and age on forest carbon stocks can assist informed decision-making for sustainable and effective forest carbon management. As part of this study, forest carbons stock was estimated on 17 farm woodlots in Ohio and Virginia where sampling was previously done by C-FARM for soil carbon. Using the estimated carbon stock data, it was found that basal area and relative density of a stand are the two strongest predictors of carbon stock, regardless of species composition and age.

Advisor: Dr. Roger Williams