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canopy light penetration — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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canopy light penetration

Scope: general ecology

Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 58 entities)

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Knowledge graph centered on canopy light penetration with 58 nodes and 113 connections. Top connected: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Crested Butte, Erigeron speciosus, Populus tremuloides, Erigeron.

Definition

The amount of sunlight reaching the forest floor through tree canopy, affected by crown thinning and leaf flushing

Related Terms (2)

light availabilitylight transparency

Publications (1)

student_paper

Effects of Light Availability on Aspen Understory Species

2018

canopy light penetration

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 58 entities)

Definition

Related Terms (2)

Publications (1)

Effects of Light Availability on Aspen Understory Species

Related Concepts (3)

species diversity index

forest succession

specific leaf area

Frequently Associated Species

Lathyrus lanszwertii var. leucanthus

Helianthella quinquenervis

Pinus contorta

Festuca thurberi

Poa pratensis

Ligusticum porteri

Erigeron speciosus

Lathyrus lanszwertii

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Populus tremuloides