Sunfleck dynamics and canopy structure in a Phaseolus vulgaris L. canopy

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 34-43

  Barradas, Victor L ^a,b   Jones, Hamlyn G ^a,c   Clark, Jerry A ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canopy structure; Leaf microenvironment; Light microclimate; Phaseolus vulgaris; Sunfleck dynamics

Indexed keywords

PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PHASEOLUS VULGARIS;

EID: 0002920946     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004840050081     Document Type: Article

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