This experiment, which is to be conducted by Steven Brewer’s Biology 312 class at the University of Massachusetts - Amherst, will aim to observe the effects of tree management techniques on a variety of factors. These factors include type of tree, number of tree cavities, number of dead branches, wildlife use, and understory diversity. The results of these observations will allow us to identify ways in which tree management techniques affect the surrounding ecology as well as the health of the tree. In the future, data drawn from this experiment can be used to improve tree management techniques both for the University as well as serve as a case study for other urban and school tree management protocols.
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