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Microclimate Heterogeneity

Microclimate Heterogeneity is a structural ecological construct that characterizes the spatial and temporal variability of microclimatic conditions within forested environments, distinguished by its explicit emphasis on fine-scale differences in temperature, humidity, radiation, and wind patterns arising from canopy structure, topography, and vegetation composition.

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2017–2026

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Habitat microclimates drive fine‐scale variation in extreme temperatures

Andrew J. Suggitt, Phillipa K. Gillingham, Jane K. Hill et al. · Oikos · 2010 · 523 citations

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Agroforestry Systems for Soil Health Improvement and Maintenance

Shah Fahad, S. B. Chavan, A. R. Chichaghare et al. · Sustainability · 2022 · 426 citations · Full text

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Vegetation and microclimatic edge effects in two mixed-mesophytic forest fragments

Sophia M. Gehlhausen, Mark W. Schwartz, Carol K. Augspurger · Plant Ecology · 2000 · 361 citations

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Spatio-temporal effects of forest canopy on understory microclimate in a long-term experiment in Switzerland

Georg von Arx, Matthias Dobbertin, Martine Rebetez · Agricultural and Forest Meteorology · 2012 · 254 citations

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Spatial variability in microclimate in a mixed-conifer forest before and after thinning and burning treatments

Siyan Ma, Amy Concilio, Brian B. Oakley et al. · Forest Ecology and Management · 2009 · 231 citations

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Authors

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  1. FZ
    Florian Zellweger

    Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Switzerland

    4 publications · 319 citations

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  2. PD
    Pieter De Frenne

    Ghent University, Belgium

    4 publications · 304 citations

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  3. KD
    Karen De Pauw

    Ghent University, Belgium

    3 publications · 287 citations

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  4. PV
    Pieter Vangansbeke

    Ghent University, Belgium

    3 publications · 287 citations

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  5. JK
    Julia Kemppinen

    University of Helsinki, Finland

    3 publications · 253 citations

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Institutions

265

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    6 h-index

    22 publications

    2.3K citations

  2. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    573 citations

  3. Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research

    Birmensdorf, Switzerland

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    1.2K citations

  4. University of Helsinki

    Helsinki, Finland

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    1.1K citations

  5. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

    Uppsala, Sweden

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    905 citations

  6. Ghent University

    Ghent, Belgium

    4 h-index

    27 publications

    2.3K citations

  7. Stockholm University

    Stockholm, Sweden

    4 h-index

    12 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    465 citations

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  1. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

    17 publications · 1K citations

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  2. Forest Ecology and Management

    4 publications · 476 citations

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  3. Ecosphere

    3 publications · 182 citations

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  4. Ecology

    3 publications · 92 citations

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  5. Oikos

    3 publications · 666 citations

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