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Clark and Clark crown illumination index (Plantae) — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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Clark and Clark crown illumination index (Plantae)

Subcategory: forest structure

Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 29 entities)

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Knowledge graph centered on Clark and Clark crown illumination index (Plantae) with 29 nodes and 105 connections. Top connected: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Beetles, Engelmann Spruce, Populus tremuloides, Populus.

Method synopsis

Visual assessment of light availability to individual tree crowns using standardized categories from no direct light to completely exposed conditions.

Synthesized from method descriptions across 1 paper using this protocol.

Typical Equipment

standardized observation protocol

Output Measurements

crown illumination index

Papers Using This Protocol (1)

Effects of Altitude on the Growth, Mortality, and Recruitment of Subalpine Tree Species in the West Elk Mountains of Colorado.

Species Studied With This Protocol

Engelmann Spruce

Pinaceae1 paper

Abies lasiocarpa

Pinaceae1 paper

Pinus contorta

Pinaceae1 paper

Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca

Pinaceae1 paper

Pinus flexilis

Pinaceae1 paper

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Pinaceae1 paper

Agoseris glauca

Asteraceae1 paper

Populus

Salicaceae1 paper

Dendroctonus ponderosae

Curculionidae1 paper

Populus tremuloides

Salicaceae1 paper

Places Where Used

Colorado

Rocky Mountains

Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory

study site1 paper

Gunnison County

West Elk Mountains

Lake County

Pitkin County

Chaffee County