Bishop Pine Research

My self, Zack Buckley, and a junior student also interested in this project Dulce Lopez will be working on the foundation for future research on the Bishop Pine Tree. The Bishop Pine is a relic species and a good indicator as to climate change because they are heat intolerant. The rise in global climate change is making it difficult for this tree to continue to thrive. The main objective of this project is to get a clear census of the population on Santa Rosa Island. This will be accomplished by gathering a few data points on each tree. The data consists of: Diameter at Breast Height (approx. 1.3m), Height of the tree, whether or not it is reproductive, and how healthy it is. These data point will be accompanied by a GPS tag and a accuracy for further GIS analysis.