Microclimate in forest ecosystem and landscape ecology
Chen J, Saunders SC, Crow TR, Naiman RJ, Brosofscke KD, Mroz GD, Brookshire BL, Franklin JF. 1999. Microclimate in forest ecosystem and landscape ecology. BioScience. 49(4):288-297
From the Article: ""The importance of microclimate in influenceing ecological processes such as plant regenation and growth, soil respiration, nutrient cycling and wildlife habitat selection has become an essential component of current ecological research.... Microclimatic information is, therefore, vital for empirical field studies, theoretical modeling exercises, and management decision-making. ... In this article we present microclimatic characteristics associated with the structure of forest ecosystems and landscapes. We synthesize the variability of microclimate related to major management practices in patches of interior forest, across the edges of forest clearcuts ... , through riparian buffers..., within different managament units ..., and across entire landscapes in the Pacific Northwest, northern Wisconsin, and southeast Missouri. We discuss the importance of monitoring multiple microclimatic variabiles when characterizing the physical environment, and we demonstrate how these measurements can be used to monitor and compare changes among landscapes and under varying management regimes."
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Chen, Jiquan; Saunders, Sari; Crow, Thomas; Naiman, Robert; Brosofscke, Kimberly; Mroz, Glenn; Brookshire, Brian; Franklin, Jerry
- Units
- OLYM
- Keywords
- Ecosystem Studies, Forest ecosystem, Landscape Ecology, Microclimate