Spatial and vertical leaf area index of a deciduous forest resolved using the LAI-2000 plant canopy analyzer

Forest Science

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 176-181

  Strachan, I B ^a   McCaughey, J H ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

aspen; birch; hemispherical photography; Plant area index

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029808090     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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