Ecological applications of near infrared reflectance spectroscopy - A tool for rapid, cost-effective prediction of the composition of plant and animal tissues and aspects of animal performance

Oecologia

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 293-305

  Foley, William J ^a   McIlwee, Allen ^b   Lawler, Ivan ^a   Aragones, Lem ^b   Woolnough, Andrew P ^b   Berding, Nils ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c BSES LIMITED   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Food intake; Leaf chemistry; Near infrared reflectance spectroscopy; Plant herbivore interactions

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FAUNA; FLORA; NEAR INFRARED; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0031665923     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050591     Document Type: Review

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