Edge effects of linear canopy openings on tropical rain forest understory microclimate

Biotropica

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 62-71

  Pohlman, Catherine L ^a   Turton, Stephen M ^a   Goosem, Miriam ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Highway; Internal fragmentation; Northeastern Australia; Photosynthetically active radiation; Powerlines; Soil moisture; Stream; Temperature; Tropical rain forest; Vapor pressure deficit

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; EDGE EFFECT; FOREST EDGE; LIGHT INTENSITY; MICROCLIMATE; RAINFOREST; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TROPICAL FOREST; UNDERSTORY; WATER VAPOR;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33846116158     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2006.00238.x     Document Type: Article

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