Ecology Group 4 Wk3 Dataset 3

A transect was laid out at the woodlot at York university, Toronto Canada. The transect was laid from the outside edge of the woodlot to the center of the woodlot. Next a measurement of approximately 6 feet was assigned to find an innitial tree. From here the distance between it and the nearest adult tree (adult tree being discribed as one being at least 12 feet in height) of any species was measured with a second transect and recorded. Next the diameter at breast height (approximately 3' 5" from the ground) was taken of both trees and recorded. condition was also defined for both trees as a number variable between 0 and 2. The condition was estimated relative to the surrounding trees, 0 meaning dead and 2 meaning a full canopy of leaves. The purpose of this experiment was to find if the density of the woodlot would increase, in other words if the distance between 2 adult trees would decrease, as one walked farther into the woodlot. Further experimentation to be done in this area could be comparing the density (in the same way it was done here) at the edge of the woodlot closest to the nearby road and measuring tree density farther away from said road and comparing the data.