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Canopy Layers

Canopy Layers is a structural ecological construct that delineates distinct vertical strata within a forest canopy based on differences in vegetation height, density, and light interception.

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439

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2017–2026

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Publications

237

The Ecological Significance of the Herbaceous Layer in Temperate Forest Ecosystems

Frank S. Gilliam · BioScience · 2007 · 1.2K citations · Full text

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The Effect of Vegetation Density on Canopy Sub-Layer Turbulence

Davide Poggi, Amilcare Porporato, Luca Ridolfi et al. · Boundary-Layer Meteorology · 2004 · 692 citations

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Dynamics of directional reflectance factor distributions for vegetation canopies

D. S. Kimes · Applied Optics · 1983 · 389 citations

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A simple unified theory for flow in the canopy and roughness sublayer

Ian N. Harman, John Finnigan · Boundary-Layer Meteorology · 2007 · 336 citations

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Topographic, meteorologic, and canopy controls on the scaling characteristics of the spatial distribution of snow depth fields

Ernesto Trujillo, Jorge A. Ramı́rez, Kelly Elder · Water Resources Research · 2007 · 245 citations · Full text

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Authors

983

  1. GG
    Gabriel G. Katul

    Duke University, United States

    4 publications · 879 citations

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  2. PB
    Peter B. Reich

    University of Minnesota, United States

    3 publications · 250 citations

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  3. JK
    J. Kemp

    James Cook University, Australia

    3 publications · 129 citations

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  4. JD
    John D. Aber

    University of New Hampshire, United States

    3 publications · 228 citations

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  5. SL
    Simon L. Lewis

    University of Leeds, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 113 citations

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Institutions

439

  1. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    8 h-index

    12 publications

    1.8K citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    7 h-index

    28 publications

    866 citations

  3. Colorado State University

    Fort Collins, United States

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    960 citations

  4. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    329 citations

  5. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    566 citations

  6. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

    Wallingford, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    470 citations

  7. Sun Yat-sen University

    Guangzhou, China

    4 h-index

    18 publications

    630 citations

  8. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    210 citations

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Venues

  1. Boundary-Layer Meteorology

    11 publications · 1.6K citations

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  2. Canadian Journal of Forest Research

    8 publications · 282 citations

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  3. Plant Cell & Environment

    7 publications · 450 citations

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  5. International Journal of Remote Sensing

    6 publications · 335 citations

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