Understory light predictions in mixed conifer mountain forests: Role of aspect-induced variation in crown geometry and openness

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 276, Issue , 2012, Pages 52-61

  Ameztegui, Aitor ^a   Coll, Lluís ^a   Benavides, Raquel ^b   Valladares, Fernando ^b   Paquette, Alain ^c  

^a CENTRE TECNOLÒGIC FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aspect; Crown irregularity; Crown openness; Pyrenees; SORTIE ND; Understory light

Indexed keywords

ASPECT; CROWN IRREGULARITY; CROWN OPENNESS; PYRENEES; SORTIE-ND; UNDERSTORY LIGHT;

FORECASTING; GEOMETRY; LANDFORMS; PHOTOGRAPHY;

FORESTRY;

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FOREST DYNAMICS; GEOMETRY; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LIGHT EFFECT; MIXED FOREST; MONTANE FOREST; PHOTOGRAPH; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT; UNDERSTORY;

ABIES ALBA; FORESTS; GEOMETRY; LIGHT; PHOTOGRAPHY; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; SOFTWOODS; TRANSPARENCE;

PYRENEES;

ABIES; CONIFEROPHYTA; PINUS MUGO; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 84859932104     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.03.021     Document Type: Article

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