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245 1 0 _aThe color of light in forests and its implications
490 0 _vEcological Monographs, 63(1), p.1-27, 1993
520 3 _aForests exhibit much variation in light environments, and this can affect communication among animals, communication between animals and plants, photosynthesis, and plant morphogenesis. Light environments are caused by, and can be predicted from, the geometry of the light paths, the weather conditions, and the time of day. The structure of forests leads to four major light habitats when the sun is not blocked by clouds: forest shade, woodland shade, small gaps, and large gaps. These are characterized by yellow-green, blue-gray, reddish, and "white" ambient light spectra, respectively. When the sun is blocked by clouds, the spectra of these four habitats converge on that of large gaps and open areas, so the single light environment during cloudy weather will be called open/cloudy. An additional light environment (early/late)is associated with low sun angles (near dawn or dusk); it is purplish. Each light environment is well defined and was found in forests of Trinidad, Panama, Costa Rica, Australia, California, and Florida. Scattered literature references suggest similar patterns elsewhere in North America, Europe, and Java. Perceived colors of animals, flowers, and fruits depend upon the interaction between ambient light color and the reflectance color of the animal or plant parts. As a result, an animal or plant may have a different appearance in each environment, i.e., a color pattern may be relatively cryptic in some light environments while relatively conspicuous in others. This has strong implications for the joint evolution of visual signals and vision, as well as microhabitat choice. Plant growth and form may also be affected by variation in the color of forest light.
650 1 4 _aCOLOR PATTERNS
650 1 4 _aCRYPSIS
650 1 4 _aFORESTS
650 1 4 _aHABITAT CHOICE
650 1 4 _aLIGHT ENVIRONMENT
650 1 4 _aPLANT GROWTH AND FORM
650 1 4 _aPREDATION
650 1 4 _aSEXUAL SELECTION
650 1 4 _aVISUAL SIGNALS
700 1 2 _aEndler, J.A.
856 4 0 _uhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1C6q4vkW5xKiy4Pw3ms9FqfiU-_CYI2HT/view?usp=drivesdk
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