Greenstand/treetracker-query-api

Use `denormalized.trees` table to implement the routers under `/species`

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#338 opened on Jun 26, 2023

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We are using public.trees to query data for /species but it is slow, we now created a new table to denormalize the data to get higher performance, so please use the new table to implement this API again.

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Research direction
Review the current implementation of the `/species` routes in the repository, identify the queries using `public.trees`, and replace them with queries to the `denormalized.trees` table. Use the provided denormalization documentation and branch as a guide.
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typescriptnodejspostgresql
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backendapidatabase
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GitTypeScriptNode.jsPostgreSQL
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