Tropical forest canopies and their relationships with climate and disturbance: results from a global dataset of consistent field-based measurements

Tropical forest canopies and their relationships with climate and disturbance: results from a global dataset of consistent field-based measurements

Abstract Background Canopy structure, defined by leaf area index (LAI), fractional vegetation cover (FCover) and fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (fAPAR), regulates a wide range of forest functions and ecosystem services. Spatially consistent field-measurements of canopy stru...

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Main Authors: Marion Pfeifer, Alemu Gonsamo, William Woodgate, Luis Cayuela, Andrew R. Marshall, Alicia Ledo, Timothy C. E. Paine, Rob Marchant, Andrew Burt, Kim Calders, Colin Courtney-Mustaphi, Aida Cuni-Sanchez, Nicolas J. Deere, Dereje Denu, Jose Gonzalez de Tanago, Robin Hayward, Alvaro Lau, Manuel J. Macía, Pieter I. Olivier, Petri Pellikka, Hamidu Seki, Deo Shirima, Rebecca Trevithick, Beatrice Wedeux, Charlotte Wheeler, Pantaleo K. T. Munishi, Thomas Martin, Abdul Mustari, Philip J. Platts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2018-01-01
Series:Forest Ecosystems
Subjects:
Leaf area index
Fractional vegetation cover
Fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation
Human population pressure
Protected areas
Drought
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40663-017-0118-7

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