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Light Availability Dynamics

Light Availability Dynamics is a theoretical construct in forest stand dynamics that characterizes the spatiotemporal variation in photosynthetically active radiation reaching vegetation layers as driven by canopy structure, stand density, and ecological succession processes.

182

Publications

10.8K

Citations

569

Authors

271

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

29

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Publications

182

Light and the Phenology of Tropical Trees

S. Joseph Wright‬, Carel P. van Schaik · The American Naturalist · 1994 · 567 citations

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Functional ecology of advance regeneration in relation to light in boreal forests

Christian Messier, René Doucet, Jean‐Claude Ruel et al. · Canadian Journal of Forest Research · 1999 · 363 citations

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Predicting and managing light in the understory of boreal forests

Victor J. Lieffers, Christian Messier, Ken Stadt et al. · Canadian Journal of Forest Research · 1999 · 352 citations

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FOREST STRUCTURE, CANOPY ARCHITECTURE, AND LIGHT TRANSMITTANCE IN TROPICAL WET FORESTS

Rebecca Montgomery, Robin L. Chazdon · Ecology · 2001 · 335 citations

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Light gradient partitioning by tropical tree seedlings in the absence of canopy gaps

Rebecca Montgomery, Robin L. Chazdon · Oecologia · 2002 · 314 citations

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Authors

569

  1. CM
    Christian Messier

    Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada

    12 publications · 1.4K citations

    12

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  2. MB
    Marilou Beaudet

    Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada

    6 publications · 496 citations

    6

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  3. RM
    Rebecca Montgomery

    University of Minnesota, United States

    5 publications · 785 citations

    5

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  4. PB
    Philippe Balandier

    Physique et Physiologie Intégratives de l'Arbre en Environnement Fluctuant, France

    4 publications · 209 citations

    4

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  5. RL
    Robin L. Chazdon

    University of Connecticut, United States

    4 publications · 762 citations

    4

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Institutions

271

  1. Université du Québec à Montréal

    Montreal, Canada

    11 h-index

    39 publications

    5.8K citations

  2. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    7 h-index

    21 publications

    1.2K citations

  3. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    730 citations

  4. Universidade de São Paulo

    São Paulo, Brazil

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    225 citations

  5. University of Connecticut

    Storrs, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    1.6K citations

  6. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    984 citations

  7. Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement

    Paris, France

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    418 citations

  8. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    4 h-index

    25 publications

    429 citations

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Venues

  1. Forest Ecology and Management

    22 publications · 1.2K citations

    18

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  2. Oecologia

    11 publications · 1.3K citations

    11

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  3. Canadian Journal of Forest Research

    10 publications · 987 citations

    10

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  4. Biotropica

    7 publications · 356 citations

    7

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  5. Limnology and Oceanography

    7 publications · 510 citations

    7

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