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Canopy Structure of the Forest

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In order to assess herbivory rates (see Chap. 11) and also to calculate the effect of foliage removal on canopy carbon and water relations (see Chaps. 12 and 14), it is necessary to gain sufficient information on the amount of foliage present and its arrangement in space. This chapter contains such an analysis in which the vertical and horizontal distribution of foliage density (leaf area index, LAI) and foliage angles were investigated. Additionally, due to the semideciduous nature of the forest, the seasonal variations of LAI were also analyzed.

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  1. Fachbereich Biologie, Lehrstuhl für Allgemeine Botanik, Universität Kaiserslautern, Postfach 3049, 67653, Kaiserlautern, Germany

    Dr. Rainer Wirth

  2. Theodor-Boveri-Institut für Biowissenschaften, Lehrstuhl für Verhaltensphysiologie und Soziobiologie (Zoologie II), Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany

    Dr. Hubert Herz & Prof. Dr. Bert Hölldobler

  3. Department of Forest, Range and Wildlife Sciences, Utah State University, 5230 Old Mail Hill, 84322-5230, Logan, Utah, USA

    Prof. Dr. Ronald J. Ryel

  4. Lehrstuhl für experimentelle Ökologie und Ökosystembiologie, Universität Bielefeld W4-107, Universitätsstr. 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany

    Prof. Dr. Wolfram Beyschlag

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Wirth, R., Herz, H., Ryel, R.J., Beyschlag, W., Hölldobler, B. (2003). Canopy Structure of the Forest. In: Herbivory of Leaf-Cutting Ants. Ecological Studies, vol 164. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-05259-4_6

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