Using a stand-level model to predict light absorption in stands with vertically and horizontally heterogeneous canopies
Background Forest ecosystem functioning is strongly influenced by the absorption of photosynthetically active radiation (APAR), and therefore, accurate predictions of APAR are critical for many process-based forest growth models. The Lambert-Beer law can be applied to estimate APAR for simple homog...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2014-09-01
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| Series: | Forest Ecosystems |
| Online Access: | http://www.forestecosyst.com/content/1/1/17 |