"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." ——Lao Tzu (an ancient Chinese philosopher)
At the summer of 2016, I started my master’s degree project on carbon and water coupling at leaf and individual tree levels in a natural young lodgepole pine stand in southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. (Click here for more detailed introduction on this project). I have kept track of my research progresses in the journal. I believe that every effort pays off!
In 2016:
Journal 1 – May, 31, 2016 – Selecting experimental site
Journal 2- June 1, 2016 – Establishing three blocks
Journal 3 – June 7, 2016 – Cutting trees by loppers!
Journal 4 – June, 14 and 16, 2016 – Still cutting trees…but…with chainsaw
Journal 5 – June 23 to July 1, 2016 – LICOR 6400 training in China.
Journal 6 – July 12 and 14, 2016 – Set up sap flow probes and datalogger
Journal 7 – July 19 and 21, 2016 – Set up soil moisture probes and band dendrometers
Journal 8 – July 29, 2016 – Set three climate stations
Journal 9 – August, 3, 2016 – tree DBH and height measurement, soil moisture probe set-up and band dendrometer set-up
Journal 10 – August, 10, 2016 – Tour guide and presentation
Journal 11 – August, 26, 2016 – Batteries of 6400 died!
Journal 12 – September, 14, 2016 – Light and temperature response curves
Journal 13 – September, 23, 2016 – Rain! Measurement suspended!
Journal 14 – September, 28, 2016 – Different photosynthesis pattern
Journal 15 – October, 18, 2016 – Take some equipment back!
Journal 16 – October, 28, 2016 – Sunny day is not a good day!
Journal 17 – November, 04, 2016 – The end of field work in 2016
In 2017:
Journal 18 – May, 26, 2017 – Check the condition of experimental site
Journal 19 – June, 09, 2017 – My experiment of 2017 begun!
Journal 20 – June, 14, 2017 – New problems: wired sap flux pattern, disconnection and broken sensors
Journal 21 – June, 23, 2017 – Measuring photosynthesis and stomatal conductance at Block 1
Journal 22 – June, 29, 2017 – Bear and missing battery
Journal 23 – July, 7, 2017 – caliper is stuck!
Journal 24 – July, 12, 2017 – first time completed soil moisture measurement
Journal 25 – July, 21, 2017 – photosynthsis at B3 and soil moisture
Journal 26 – July, 31, 2017 – fire risks
Journal 27 – August, 10, 2017 – Friends are good field assistants!
Journal 28 – August, 17, 2017 – New student join in my research!
Journal 29 – September, 9, 2017 – a unfortunate rain…
Journal 30 – September, 14, 2017 – soil moisture probe
Journal 31 – September, 28, 2017 – New visiting scholar joins in!
Journal 32 – October, 09, 2017 – tree cores and the end of the field work!