Martha Apple

Oregon State University

Projects

Elemental Analysis of Astrosclereids in Needles of Old-growth Douglas fir Trees

Lead Institution

Oregon State University

Principal Investigator

Martha Apple

Project type

Exploratory Research

Objectives: Douglas fir is an ecologically and economically important tree in forests of the Pacific Northwest. Douglas fir needles contain large (150 5m) lignified cells known as astrosclereids,…