Amazon forest structure generates diurnal and seasonal variability in light  utilization

Morton, Douglas C.; Rubio, Jérémy; Cook, Bruce D.; Gastellu-Etchegorry, Jean-Philippe; Longo, Marcos; Choi, Hyeungu; Hunter, Maria; Keller, Michael

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-2195-2016

Articles | Volume 13, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-2195-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-2195-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 7

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15 Apr 2016

Research article |

| 15 Apr 2016

Amazon forest structure generates diurnal and seasonal variability in light utilization

Douglas C. Morton, Jérémy Rubio, Bruce D. Cook, Jean-Philippe Gastellu-Etchegorry, Marcos Longo, Hyeungu Choi, Maria Hunter, and Michael Keller

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RC C8990: 'Review, ‘Amazon forest structure generates diurnal and seasonal variability in light utilization’, by Morton et al. (2015)', Anonymous Referee #1, 12 Jan 2016
- AC C10242: 'Response to Referee #1', Douglas Morton, 21 Mar 2016
RC C9588: 'Anonymous review', Anonymous Referee #2, 05 Feb 2016
- AC C10251: 'Response to Referee #2', Douglas Morton, 21 Mar 2016
RC C9591: 'Amazon forest structure generates diurnal and seasonal variability', Anonymous Referee #3, 07 Feb 2016
- AC C10254: 'Response to Referee #3', Douglas Morton, 21 Mar 2016

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (21 Mar 2016) by Sönke Zaehle

AR by Anna Wenzel on behalf of the Authors (04 Apr 2016) Author's response

ED: Publish as is (04 Apr 2016) by Sönke Zaehle

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Seasonal dynamics of tropical forest productivity remain an important source of uncertainty in assessments of the land carbon sink. This study confirms the potential for canopy structure and illumination geometry to alter the seasonal availability of light for canopy photosynthesis without changes in canopy composition. Our results point to the need for 3-D forest structure in ecosystem models to account the impact of changing illumination geometry on tropical forest productivity.