Landscape variations in understory PAR for a mixed deciduous forest in New England, USA
2003
Fladeland, Matthew M. | Ashton, Mark S. | Lee, Xuhui
Information from horizontal quantum sensor arrays and data on forest structure was used to measure photosynthetically active radiation (PAR). Forest sites with stands of similar age and land-use history were blocked into three valley, three mid-slope, and three ridge topographic positions. Analysis of forest structure and light measurements demonstrate: (1) canopy height and leaf area index decreased on progressing from valley to ridge; (2) total understory radiation increases on progressing from the valley to ridge; (3) sunflecks contribute a disproportionate amount of photosynthetic photon flux (PPF) on sunny days (40-80%) with number and duration of sunfleck periods increasing from valley to ridge.
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