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Research Interests of Eddie Bevilacqua

My general research goal is developing better methods of quantifying and predicting secondary cambial growth of trees. Trees are excellent organisms for studying long-term growth trends due their ability to store historical growth records in their annual rings. My research often involves the identification and measurement of annual tree-ring widths along the main stem of a tree. By relating past growth trends to historic climatic environments and/or anthropogentic (human-caused) disturbances, we can attempt to predict the future growth responses of trees to various forest management practices. 

Some of my current research interests include:

  1. White pine (Pinus strobus L.) ecology and growth
    • Studying the effects of release treatments on the growth of residual white pine trees (Abstract, Presentation)
  2. The measurement of tree growth and form
    • The use of specific volume increment (SVI) as a measure of size-dependent growth in competition studies (Abstract, Presentation)
    • Quantifying the influence of inter-tree competition on individual-tree growth through the development of competition indices
    • Comparing the influence of intra- and inter-specific competition on white pine growth
    • Comparative analysis of competition effects on tree growth between three conifer species (Abstract)
    • Predicting changes in tree taper following release from competition (Abstract)
  3. Tree Ring Analysis and Dendrochronology
    • Cross-dating archeological samples (Abstract)
    • Analyzing growth layer profiles to obtain a better understanding of a tree's on past growth environment (Presentation)
    • Investigating climate-tree growth relationships within and between species
  4. Use of GIS technology in natural resource management
  5. Urban forest inventories
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