Spatial and seasonal heterogeneity in understory light conditions caused by differential leaf flushing of deciduous overstory trees

Ecological Research

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 687-693

  Kato, Shogo ^a   Komiyama, Akira ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hemispherical photography; Heterogeneous light conditions; Leaf phenology; Seasonal change; Understory community

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS FOREST; HETEROGENEITY; LEAF; LIGHT INTENSITY; PHENOLOGY; SEASONALITY;

EID: 7044266199     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1703.2002.00529.x     Document Type: Article

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