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canopy interception — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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canopy interception

Scope: hydrology

Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Knowledge graph centered on canopy interception with 35 nodes and 117 connections. Top connected: Gothic, Crested Butte, Beetles, Populus, Populus tremuloides.

Definition

Process by which tree canopies intercept and reduce throughfall of precipitation to surface soils

Related Terms (1)

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Publications (1)

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Canopy structure modulates the sensitivity of subalpine forest stands to interannual snowpack and precipitation variability

2025Hydrology and Earth System Science

canopy interception

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Definition

Related Terms (1)

Publications (1)

Canopy structure modulates the sensitivity of subalpine forest stands to interannual snowpack and precipitation variability

Related Concepts (5)

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Frequently Associated Species

Populus tremuloides

Picea engelmannii

Abies lasiocarpa

Pinus contorta

Populus

Dendroctonus ponderosae

Pinus ponderosa

Pinus

Quercus

Abies balsamea