When comparing the biodiversity and number of trees of the same species in an equal size area of Brazilian rainforest and a temperate decidious forest in NE United States the results from the two sites will vary greatly. The number of different species of trees in the rainforest will greatly out number the the temperate decidious forest, while on the other hand the number of trees per species in the temperate decidious forest will greatly outnumber the number of trees per species in the Brazilian rainforest.
In this experiment the statistics for an area of Brazilian rainforest was given out to be compared the data collected by students in the temperate forest. First, an area of forest was marked off. The materials needed for the collection of the data were as follows: tape measure, clipboard and a writing utensil. The group collecting the data was then to go through the marked off area counting and measuring the stems of trees that were more than 20cm in diameter at chest......
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