A three-dimensional crown architecture model for assessment of light capture and carbon gain by understory plants

Oecologia

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-12

  Pearcy, Robert W ^a   Yang, Weimin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon gain; Crown architecture; Light capture; Understory plants

Indexed keywords

CLIDEMIA; CLIDEMIA OCTONA; CONOSTEGIA; CONOSTEGIA CINNAMOMEA; MELASTOMATACEAE;

CARBON GAIN; CROWN ARCHITECTURE; LIGHT CAPTURE; UNDERSTOREY;

EID: 0030456519     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00333208     Document Type: Article

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