Canopy light transmittance in Douglas-fir-western hemlock stands

Tree Physiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 147-157

  Parker, Geoffrey G ^a   Davis, Melinda M ^a   Chapotin, Saharah Moon ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Canopy structure; LAI; Old growth; PAR; Spatial variation

Indexed keywords

AGE; CANOPY; LEAF AREA INDEX; LIGHT ATTENUATION; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; STAND STRUCTURE;

CASCADES; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON;

ABIES; CONIUM; CONIUM MACULATUM; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; RICKETTSIA SP. PAR; TSUGA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

ARTICLE; DOUGLAS FIR; LIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; TREE; TSUGA; UNITED STATES;

LIGHT; PSEUDOTSUGA; TREES; TSUGA; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0036010309     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/22.2-3.147     Document Type: Article

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