Model simulation of spatial distribution of photosynthesis in structurally differing plant communities in the Central Caucasus

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 113, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 201-223

  Tappeiner, Ulrike ^a   Cernusca, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Canopy structure effects; Dwarf shrub community; Grassland; Leaf area index; Light climate; Non random leaf dispersion; Tall herb community

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; MODELING; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

EID: 0032476837     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(98)00144-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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