The angular distribution of diffuse photosynthetically active radiation under different sky conditions in the open and within deciduous and conifer forest stands of Quebec and British Columbia, Canada

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-53

  Gendron, Fidji ^a,b   Messier, Christian ^a   Lo, Ernest ^a   Comeau, Philip G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coniferous forest; Deciduous forest; Diffuse radiation; Photosynthetically active radiation

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; PHOTOGRAPH; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA; PICEA GLAUCA; PICEA MARIANA; PINUS BANKSIANA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 33646550505     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2005096     Document Type: Article

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