Predicting and managing light in the understory of boreal forests

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 796-811

  Lieffers, V J ^a   Messier, C ^b   Stadt, K J ^a   Gendron, F ^b   Comeau, P G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; LIGHT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; UNDERSTORY;

EID: 0032780757     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x98-165     Document Type: Review

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