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Clark and Clark crown illumination index (Plantae)

Subcategory: forest structure
Standard reference: Clark and Clark (1992)
Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Description

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

Typical Equipment

  • standardized observation protocol

Output Measurements

  • crown illumination index

Papers Using This Protocol (1)

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

2023using

Species Studied With This Protocol

lodgepole pine

1 paper

aspen

1 paper

Populus tremuloides

Salicaceae1 paper

Douglas Fir

1 paper

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Pinaceae1 paper

Pinus contorta

Pinaceae1 paper

Pinus aristata

Pinaceae1 paper

Picea engelmannii

Pinaceae1 paper

Pseudotsuga menzeisii

1 paper

Spruce

1 paper