Scales of ambient light variation
| Autor: | Marc Théry, Peter J. van der Meer, Frans Bongers |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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| Zdroj: | Nouragues; dynamics and plant-animal interactions in a neotropical rainforest Nouragues ISBN: 9789048158690 Nouragues; dynamics and plant-animal interactions in a neotropical rainforest. Kluwer |
| Popis: | In tropical rain forests light availability is extremely variable, at many scales of observation, in time as well as in space (Chazdon 1988, Yanhong & Naoki 1997, Clark et al. 1996, Endler 1993). Light is abundant in the upper part of the forest canopy and in (large) canopy gaps but it is scarce in the forest understorey. This is mainly due to the fact that the leaves intercept and filter light while the stem and branches reflect it. This leads to lower light intensities and drastic changes in light quality with shading. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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