Electrical properties of temperate forest trees: A review and quantitative comparison with vines

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 236-245

  Gora, Evan M ^a   Yanoviak, Stephen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Kentucky; Lightning; Michigan; Moisture; Resistivity

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HARDWOODS; LIGHTNING; MOISTURE; SURVEYS;

ACER SACCHARUM MARSH; ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; ECOLOGICAL EFFECT; INTERSPECIFIC DIFFERENCES; KENTUCKY; MICHIGAN; MOISTURE GRADIENT; QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON;

FORESTRY;

ANATOMY; ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GROWTH FORM; LIGHTNING; MOISTURE CONTENT; PHYLOGENETICS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATE FOREST; VINE;

FORESTS; LIGHTNING; MOISTURE; TREES;

KENTUCKY; MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

ACER RUBRUM; ACER SACCHARUM; CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 84924079118     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2014-0380     Document Type: Article

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