Alain Cogliastro
Plantations and environment
My tools
Linear probe
Flourometer
Map... and shovel!
Linear probe
I use the linear probe to evaluate the amount of light passing through the foliage of trees or shrubs that are present on my study sites. The long white rod that comes out of the probe is used to measure the brightness on a length of a metre. It gives a general idea of the ambient light of the environment, rather than taking the measure at a specific point which might not be truly representative of the environment.
This information is useful to me because it lets me know if the young trees we plant are receiving enough light or not.
A linear probe (© Alain Cogliastro)
