The Three-way Interaction of Sunlight Exposure, Soil Quality, and Tree Growth for Spiked Peppers (Piper Aduncum) in Secondary Forest
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The research poster represents my field research in Finca Las Piedras, Madre de Dios, Peru, which explores the Dynamic Feedback Loop interactions between sunlight, soil nutrients, and tree growth. Each plot in the forest has different characteristics and they are a big factor that influences tree growth. Investigating a forest plot is essential before planting different tree species in an area. Instead of randomly planting trees, the study evokes the idea how each plot has its own interactions between the three variables that were mentioned. By using various measurements of young Spiked Pepper samples, verifying luminosity levels, and soil nutrient testing, the research emphasizes the importance of studying the environment to execute forest regeneration. Framed by deforestation, the work calls for protecting and conserving forests plots to avoid disruption of ecosystems and destruction of natural habitats that have experienced human disturbance.
