Effect of canopy structure on the diurnal interception of direct solar radiation and photosynthesis in a tree stand.

Pukkala, Timo; Kuuluvainen, Timo

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Silva Fennica vol. 21 no. 3 article id 5316 | 1987 | Article

Timo Pukkala , Timo Kuuluvainen

Effect of canopy structure on the diurnal interception of direct solar radiation and photosynthesis in a tree stand.

Pukkala T., Kuuluvainen T. (1987). Effect of canopy structure on the diurnal interception of direct solar radiation and photosynthesis in a tree stand. Silva Fennica vol. 21 no. 3 article id 5316. https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.a15473

Abstract

The utilization of direct radiation was studied in five model stands of Poisson-type tree distribution and cone-shaped crowns. The radiation extinction depended on the self-shading of the crown and the shading caused by other trees. The results indicate that at low sun elevation a stand populated by very narrow-crowned trees is most effective in light interception and photosynthesis. At high sun elevation a broad-crowned canopy is best illuminated and most favourable for photosynthesis. A stand with a two-storey canopy is effective in all latitudes when the crowns are moderately narrow. In two-storey canopies the foliage of the lower storey can be better illuminated than in the lower parts of the upper storey, because of the smaller self-shading in the small crowns of the lower storey. A canopy where the crown volume is concentrated on few big crowns is less effective than a canopy consisting of many small crowns.

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Keywords
canopy; simulation; shading; crown type; interception; tree ideotype; radiation regime

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