Characterizing the light environment in Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer forests using a spatially explicit light model

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1332-1342

  Gersonde, Rolf ^a   Battles, John J ^a   O'Hara, Kevin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VEGETATION;

AREA DENSITY; FOLIAGE DISTRIBUTIONS; LIGHT RESOURCES; PREDICTION EQUATIONS;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LEAF AREA; LIGHT INTENSITY; MODELING; STAND STRUCTURE;

FOREST CANOPY; FORESTRY; LEGISLATION; PHOTOGRAPHS; PLANTS;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 4544224443     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X04-013     Document Type: Article

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