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Microclimate

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Studies of microclimate explore variation in light, air and soil temperature, and soil moisture among and within experimental treatments. One study examines the effects of different levels of retention on understory microclimate:

Heithecker, T.; Halpern, C. 2006. Variation in microclimate associated with dispersed-retention harvests in coniferous forests of western Washington. Forest Ecology and Management. 226: 60-71.

Heithecker, T. 2005. Variation in microclimate associated with dispersed-retention harvests in coniferous forests of the Pacific Northwest. Seattle, WA: University of Washington. M.S. thesis.

A second study examines microclimatic changes within and across the edges of 1-ha sized forest aggregates:

Heithecker, T.; Halpern, C. [In press.] Edge-related gradients in microclimate in forest aggregates following structural retention harvests in western Washington. Forest Ecology and Management.

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