Physiological Effects of Prescribed Fire on Oak Trees

Prescribed burning can affect a tree’s water transport through its stem and leaves, the rate of water loss through its stomata and cuticle when the stomata are closed, and tempurature variability.
Assisting On

Sedgwick Reserve, July 2024

I work with Dr. Lee Anderegg’s Landscape Ecophysiology lab on a project quantifying the Physiological Effects of Prescribed Fire on Oak Trees. This research takes place at Sedgwick Reserve, where I assist in collecting branch samples and measuring leaf and stem conductance, minimum stomatal conductance, and thermal vulnerability curves. Additionally, I help input, organize, and analyze the data collected during the research.