Spatial and temporal variability of canopy cover and understory light in a Cerrado of Southern Brazil;Variabilidade espacial e temporal da cobertura do dossel e da luz no sub-bosque em uma área de Cerrado no Sudeste do Brasil

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-24

  Lemos Filho, J P ^a   Barros, C F A ^a   Dantas, G P M ^a   Dias, L G ^a   Mendes, R S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Lambert beer ratio; Leaf area index; Photosynthesis; Seedling growth; Tropical savanna

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952908145     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1519-69842010000100005     Document Type: Article

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