Dendropedagogy: Teaching botany, ecology & statistical principles through tree-ring studies From: The American Biology Teacher | Date: November 1, 2002| Author: McCarthy, Brian C; Rubino, Darrin L | Copyright National Association of Biology Teachers Nov/Dec 2002. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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When we meet people in the woods, we are often asked if it is true that one can tell the age of a tree by counting its rings. We tell them that not only can age be determined but also that a glimpse at the tree's history can be found in the rings. In temperate regions, trees deposit a single layer of wood around their circumference every year. Dendrochronology (dendron = tree; chronos = time; logos = the study of) is the science that uses tree rings, ...

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