The spatial characteristics of air temperature in canopy gap in a tropic secondary forest in Xishuangbanna
西双版纳干季晴天次生林林窗气温时空分布特征

Temperature measurements at the canopy gap of a secondary forest were conducted in Xishuangbanna,Yunnan in dry season.The results showed that there was a significantly thermal effect at the gap,and the maximum air temperature and the diurnal range of air temperature in the gap was quite different.The extreme value was on the east edge of gap,and it may be a reason to form the special microclimate in the gap.The results supplied a basis in further studying canopy gap microclimate and the relevant ecological phenomena.