Physical simulation of trees to study the effects of forest light environment, branch type and branch spacing on light interception and transmission

Functional Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 777-783

  Hilbert, D W ^a,b,c   Messier, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Tropical Landscapes Joint Venture   (Australia)

Author keywords

Canopy; radiative transfer; Sugar Maple; tree architecture

Indexed keywords

LIGHT INTERCEPTION; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; SUGAR MAPLE;

ACER SACCHARUM; ACERACEAE;

EID: 0030502295     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2390513     Document Type: Article

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