The Influence of Overstory Structure on Understory Light Availability in a Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) Forest

Understory light environments are inherently heterogeneous and therefore difficult to characterize. Numerous methods to measure understory light have been assessed in closed-canopied forests; however, the reliability of these methods has not been addressed for open-canopied forests. Therefore, the...

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Main Author: Battaglia, Michael Anthony
Other Authors: Forestry
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/35411
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10172000-15110052/