Answers to some of your questions

Hey mr knoop! Here are my questions.
Why is it important to know the percentage of the organic matter that is in each sample? WE TOOK SAMPLES AT DIFFERENT DEPTHS, 0-10cm, 11-20cm and 20-30cm. IF THE RESEARCHERS KNOW APPROXIMATELY HOW MUCH ORGANIC MATTER IS AT THE VARIOUS DEPTHS THEN THEY CAN BEGIN TO MAKE PREDICTIONS AS TO HOW MUCH CO2 AND CH4 COULD BE RELEASED WHEN THAT ORGANIC MATTER BEGINS TO DECOMPOSE.
What are you going to work on tomorrow? WE WILL PROBABLY BE OUT COUNTING SEEDLINGS AND DOING MORE SOIL WORK FOR THE REMAINDER OF OUR TIME HERE. THERE MAY BE A CHANCE TO DO SOME CORING DEEPER INTO THE SURFACE TO ATTEMPT TO GET AT THE PERMAFROST LEVEL IN SOME LOCATIONS.
The other day, why did you want to know how tall the white spruce seedlings were? IN SOME CASES THE SEEDLINGS WERE ESTIMATED TO BE 14 YEARS OLD AND ONLY 30cm TALL. THIS GIVES SCIENTIST AN IDEA AS TO HOW WELL THE TREES ARE HANDLING THE WEATHER CLOSER TO THE COAST LINE AS COMPARED TO FURTHER SOUTH (INLAND).

GREAT QUESTIONS.
marylauren m.