Shelly using an instrument on a tree trunk in a wet forest
THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
FULL PROFESSOR LECTURE SERIES 2021 – 2022

Trees are wonderful things (McCarroll & Loader, 2004). Through patterns and signals archived in
their annual growth rings, trees reveal information about past environments and climate over 100s to 1000s of years and across many different forest types. Using dendrochronological techniques (the study of tree rings), we can extract this information to reconstruct records of past temperature or stream flow, to learn which environmental factors drive or hinder tree growth and, synthesize the effects of multiple stressors on tree physiology to help fine tune earth system models.

Join Professor Shelly A. Rayback and her colleagues for this Full Professor Lecture

Date: April 27, 2022
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Location: Memorial Lounge, Waterman Building  or via Microsoft Teams