The Effect of Climate on White Oak Trees in Oxford Ohio . One of the main driving forces behind this change is climate.
Climate affects and shapes the land, plants and animals.
The climate of one region today, may have been completely different than the climate of the past. To understand and interpret the paleoclimate of a region, scientists have invested a vast amount of research in this area. Dendrochronology is an important tool in order to understand the past, present and future climates of an area. Trees exhibit certain annular growth patterns, depending on the species. It is difficult to decipher the disturbances within and outside a forest and to uncover the random processes that hindered or perpetuated the growth of a tree.