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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 39 entities)

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Knowledge graph centered on Clark and Clark crown illumination index (Plantae) with 39 nodes and 125 connections. Top connected: Spruce, Populus, elevational gradients, Populus tremuloides, climate change effects on species interactions.

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)

student_paper

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

2023using

Clark and Clark crown illumination index (Plantae)

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 39 entities)

Method synopsis

Typical Equipment

Output Measurements

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

lodgepole pine

aspen

Populus tremuloides

Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Pinus contorta

Pinus aristata

Picea engelmannii

Pseudotsuga menzeisii

Spruce