Profiles of photosynthetically active radiation, nitrogen and photosynthetic capacity in the boreal forest: Implications for scaling from leaf to canopy

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 28845-28859

  Dang, Qing Lai ^a,b,c   Margolis, Hank A ^a,b   Sy, Mikailou ^a,d   Coyea, Marie R ^a   Collatz, G James ^b   Walthall, Charles L ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^f AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALNUS; CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA MARIANA; PINUS BANKSIANA;

EID: 0000299134     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd00194     Document Type: Article

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