Leaf area index determination in an alder forest: A comparison of three methods

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 47, Issue 302, 1996, Pages 1457-1462

  Eschenbach, Christiane ^a   Kappen, Ludger ^a  

^a Projektzentrum Okosystemforschung   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alnus glutinosa; in situ counting; LAI 2000 PCA; leaf area index; litter collections

Indexed keywords

ALNUS GLUTINOSA; BETULACEAE; ILEX VERTICILLATA;

EID: 0030468666     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/47.9.1457     Document Type: Article

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