Effects of opening size and stand characteristics on light transmittance and temperature under young trembling aspen stands

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 200, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 119-128

  Pritchard, Janet M ^a   Comeau, Philip G ^b  

^a Alta   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Light transmittance; Radiative frost; Sky view factor; Trembling aspen; Vertical light gradients

Indexed keywords

FROST EFFECTS; LIGHT; RADIATION;

FROST DAMAGE; RADIATIVE FROSTS;

FORESTRY;

CANOPY GAP; FROST; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; STAND STRUCTURE; UNDERSTORY;

FORESTATION; FORESTRY; FROST; PICEA; RADIATION;

PICEA; PICEA GLAUCA; POPULUS; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 4544283377     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2004.06.002     Document Type: Article

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