Light spectral composition in a tropical forest: Measurements and model

Tree Physiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 49-56

  De Castro, Francisco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy; Irradiance; Leaf area index; Puerto Rico; Radiation; Transmission

Indexed keywords

FOREST CANOPY; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033984867     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/20.1.49     Document Type: Article

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