Virtual Museum of Canada
Jardin botanique de Montréal 
Centre for Forest Research

Isabelle Aubin


My tools

Solar radiation sensor

I use a solar radiation sensor to measure light in the forest. I compare the reading of a captor placed in an open environment to the one I take with me into the forest. In this way, I obtain a measurement of the quantity of light available in the understory. This is my most technological tool!

Photo of a solar radiation sensor

Solar radiation sensor (© Isabelle Aubin)