Understory light regimes following silvicultural treatments in central hardwood forests in Kentucky, USA

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 279, Issue , 2012, Pages 66-76

  Grayson, Stephen F ^a   Buckley, David S ^a   Henning, Jason G ^a   Schweitzer, Callie J ^b   Gottschalk, Kurt W ^c   Loftis, David L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b ALABAMA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHERN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy; Light; PAR; Shelterwood; Thinning; Variability

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; PAR; SHELTERWOOD; THINNING; VARIABILITY;

HARDWOODS; LIGHT; RADIATION EFFECTS;

FORESTRY;

BASAL AREA; CANOPY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; LIGHT EFFECT; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; SILVICULTURE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; THINNING; UNDERSTORY; WOOD;

BASAL AREA; FOREST CANOPY; FORESTS; HARDWOODS; LIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RADIATION; SHELTERWOOD; SILVICULTURE; THINNING; USA;

KENTUCKY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862698772     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.05.017     Document Type: Article

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