Edge microclimate of temperate woodlands as affected by adjoining land use

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 150, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 1138-1146

  Wright, Thomas E ^a   Kasel, Sabine ^a   Tausz, Michael ^a   Bennett, Lauren T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Edge effect; Forest ecosystem; Microclimate; Solar zenith angle; Windbreak

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; EDGE EFFECT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LAND USE; MICROCLIMATE; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; VEGETATION TYPE; WIND BREAK; WOODLAND; ZENITH ANGLE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77954834431     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2010.04.016     Document Type: Article

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