Tanzanian forest edge microclimatic gradients: Dynamic patterns

Biotropica

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 2-11

  Newmark, W D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Air temperature; Edge width; Forest edge; Light intensity; Microclimatic gradients; Relative change in microclimate; Temporally dynamic and nonconstant; Tropical sub montane forest; Usambara Mountains; Vapor pressure deficit

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; FOREST EDGE; LIGHT INTENSITY; MICROCLIMATE; WATER VAPOR;

TANZANIA; USAMBARA MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0034986329     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2001.tb00152.x     Document Type: Article

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