Diurnal Temperature Regimes of Logged and Unlogged Mixed Conifer Stands on Elk Summer Range

摘要

Temperature profiles for unlogged, partial-cut and clearcut stands showed that removal of all or a portion of the tree canopy resulted in cooler nights and warmer days. Range of temperature extremes was greatest in the clearcut and least in the unlogged stand. Differences in canopy cover between the unlogged and partial-cut stands were relatively small, but there was a noticeable difference in thermal regimes.