Hosted by Charles Sturt University, Albury Light environments in riparian forest in the Tarago River catchment, Victoria Paul Dignan and Peter J. van der Meer. Centre for Forest Tree Technology, McCarthy Spur Road, Noojee VIC 3833.
Light is one of the main factors influencing establishment and development of many forest species.
Light penetration gradients across the transition from riparian forest to open forest can be steep, particularly close to the forest floor where species diversity is greatest. Light penetration is also correlated with microclimatic variables such as temperature and relative humidity. This paper describes a study of light environments in riparian forest and the transition to wet sclerophyll forest in the Tarago River catchment. The catchment is characterised by mountainous terrain with deeply incised gullies.