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A NOTE ON THE SPECTRAL TRANSMISSION OF LIGHT BY TROPICAL RAINFOREST
Author(s) -
Stoutjesdijk Ph.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
acta botanica neerlandica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.871
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1438-8677
pISSN - 0044-5983
DOI - 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1972.tb00786.x
Subject(s) - rainforest , temperate rainforest , tropical rainforest , canopy , montane ecology , temperate climate , java , ecology , geography , transmission (telecommunications) , forestry , tropical rain forest , environmental science , biology , ecosystem , computer science , telecommunications , programming language
SUMMARY The transmission spectrum of montane rainforest on Java is similar to that of temperate wood. The ratio near red/far red is somewhat higher than in the temperate wood. This can be explained by the more irregular canopy structure of the rainforest.