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Measurement of wind speed near vegetation

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Plant Physiological Ecology

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Wind affects plants and animals in numerous ways (Grace, 1977, 1981) and consequently ecologists require to measure air movement for a variety of reasons, ranging from the field survey of shelter to the ventilation of leaves in assimilation chambers. The range of sensors available is considerable, and the selection made must be appropriate to the task in hand.

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  1. Department of Botany, University of California, Davis, CA, USA

    Robert W. Pearcy

  2. Department of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    James R. Ehleringer

  3. Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

    Harold A. Mooney

  4. Laboratory of Biomedical and Environmental Sciences and Department of Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Philip W. Rundel

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Grace, J. (1989). Measurement of wind speed near vegetation. In: Pearcy, R.W., Ehleringer, J.R., Mooney, H.A., Rundel, P.W. (eds) Plant Physiological Ecology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2221-1_4

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