A comparison of three indirect methods for estimating understory light at different spatial scales in temperate mixed forests

Community Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-90

  Tinya, F ^a,b   Mihok B ^a   Marialigeti S ^a   Mag, Zs ^a   Odor P ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Light model; Light understory interaction; Plant canopy analyzer; Spatial steps; Spherical densiometer

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; ESTIMATION METHOD; HETEROGENEITY; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MIXED FOREST; STAND STRUCTURE; TEMPERATE FOREST;

RUBUS; RUBUS FRUTICOSUS;

EID: 68049118790     PISSN: 15858553     EISSN: 15882756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ComEc.10.2009.1.10     Document Type: Article

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