Comparing indices of understory light availability between hemlock and hardwood forest patches

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1949-1957

  Tobin, Michael F ^a   Reich, Peter B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACER SACCHARUM MARSH; CANOPY STRUCTURE; DIRECT MEASURES; FOREST CANOPY STRUCTURE; FOREST PATCHES; HARDWOOD FORESTS; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MICHIGAN; MICROSITES; PHOTOSYNTHETIC PHOTON FLUX DENSITIES; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PLANT CANOPIES; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; SUGAR MAPLE; SUNFLECKS; TSUGA CANADENSIS; UNDERSTORY LIGHT;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; GALLIUM PHOSPHIDE; HARDWOODS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGARS;

FORESTRY;

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; PHOTON FLUX DENSITY; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; UNDERSTORY;

AGRICULTURE; ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; FORESTS; GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; HARDWOODS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SUGAR; SUN LIGHT; TSUGA CANADENSIS;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; CONIFEROPHYTA; CONIUM; TSUGA; TSUGA CANADENSIS;

EID: 70350139894     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X09-116     Document Type: Article

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