Update 4/18/16

This week was spent working on my final map that will show the growth of the main grove over the course of 76 years and my poster for SAGE research conference. Both of these processes have taken quite a bit of time and I am glad to see the work that is turning out.

In the next few days I hope to have my main map finalized, at which point I can begin to run various analyses to determine temporal change. One way this will be accomplished is by creating shapefiles that are set to the same coordinate system as the photos. I can outline the perimeter of the groves as they change throughout the years and measure the difference in area.

 

Open Torrey pine cone with an aborted seed
Open Torrey pine cone with an aborted seed