Quantifying the relationship between light quality and light availability at different phenological stages within a mature mixed forest

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-44

  Leuchner, M ^a   Menzel, A ^a   Werner, H ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Beech; Fiber optic sensor; Light quality; PAR; Photon fluence rate; Red far red ratio; Solar radiation; Spruce

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LIGHT QUALITY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MIXED FOREST; PHENOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 33845936589     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2006.10.014     Document Type: Article

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