Potential factors affecting the estimation of light availability using hemispherical photography in oak forest understories

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 344-349

  Robison, Scott A ^a   McCarthy, Brian C ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy; Forest structure; Hemispherical photography; Light; Oak forest

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; PHOTOGRAPHY; UNDERSTORY;

OHIO; UNITED STATES;

QUERCUS;

EID: 0033212732     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2997318     Document Type: Article

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