Spatial variability of summer microclimates and plant species response along transects within clearcuts in a beech forest

Plant Ecology

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 107-121

  Godefroid, Sandrine ^a   Rucquoij, Sonja ^a   Koedam, Nico ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Air humidity; GAM; Light intensity; Spatial variation; Temperature gradient

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLEARCUTTING; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; HERB; HUMIDITY; LIGHT INTENSITY; MICROCLIMATE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TRANSECT;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

FAGUS;

EID: 33745482923     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-005-9088-x     Document Type: Article

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