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Investigating the Effect of Canopy Position on the Area of the Sugar Maple, Acer saccharum.
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Biology II Jonathan Schilling Period 3 Investigating the Effect of Canopy Position on the Area of the Sugar Maple, Acer saccharum Introduction The controlling, life-supporting element of any plant is its canopy, the outer-most existing layer of foliage and vegetation. The tree canopy, compromised of leaves, fine branches, and twigs, fashions an environment which is able to function in many different, useful ways while being capable to support living organisms. Some of these functions include filtering the pollutants out of the air, dragging the wind, converting solar energy into sugar and water through photosynthesis, controlling the exchange of energy and materials such as carbon dioxide and oxygen, and many more. Understanding the functions of the canopy is crucial in the understanding of how a tree operates and of its tolerance. Trees are perennial plants, which characterizes them as plants that are able to live through all seasons of the year. All trees possess...
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