Final projects and are expected to answer a specific questio

Final projects and are expected to answer a specific question or set of questions in the field of terrestrial ecosystem ecology with original analysis of existing observational data that are readily available, or of new data generated from an original computer simulation. Use following themes to write the project proposal.Project ProposalThe proposal should include a preliminary title and between 250 and 350 words (max 350 words) of text in an abstract form that describes the intended topic of study, possibly a question to be addressed (if identified), the methods of analysis, and anticipated findings (not less two).Theme: Ecosystem Physiology at one or more sites and across seasons and yearsEcosystem carbon, water, and energy fluxes respond to changes in light, temperature, soil moisture, and air humidity, and these responses vary across different times of year, across different years of record, and across different sites. Hourly data at many sites record all of the variables needed to analyze these relationships to quantify those variations and to build models that help us understand and predict those variations. This set of projects involves analyzing a single flux response relationship across time in one place and/or across different locations. It analyzes hourly or half-hourly data from an eddy covariance station that was deployed at the Harvard Forest following a forest clearing.Datafile(s): ClearcutTowerData4yr.xlsxa) Light response of daytime carbon dioxide flux (Fc), productivity (GPP), or evapotranspiration (ET)b) Soil moisture response of daytime Fc and ETc) Humidity response of daytime Fc and ETd) Temperature response of daytime Fc and ETe) Temperature response of ecosystem respirationf) Soil moisture response of ecosystem respirationg) Water Use Efficiency, meaning CO2 gain per unit water lost