David A Evans
Nelder Plot
Nelder Plot
I had seen an image of this online with the location given as the Eastern Sierra. After several hours of research and scouring Google Earth images I was able to locate the spot (which I shall not disclose). I finally got a chance to drive there and check it out from the air. It was not that easy to find even knowing the spot. It is also interesting but not nearly as impressive from the ground. I hiked to the middle of the circle as well. Each tree is tagged with a metal tag giving its location in the plot.
John Nelder was a British statistician and the plot is a way to assess many different planting densities in one location. These trees were planted as part of a research project in the 1990's. The aim was to gain insight into competition for resources between trees.
#nelderplot
Nelder Plot
Nelder Plot
I had seen an image of this online with the location given as the Eastern Sierra. After several hours of research and scouring Google Earth images I was able to locate the spot (which I shall not disclose). I finally got a chance to drive there and check it out from the air. It was not that easy to find even knowing the spot. It is also interesting but not nearly as impressive from the ground. I hiked to the middle of the circle as well. Each tree is tagged with a metal tag giving its location in the plot.
John Nelder was a British statistician and the plot is a way to assess many different planting densities in one location. These trees were planted as part of a research project in the 1990's. The aim was to gain insight into competition for resources between trees.
#nelderplot