Conversion of total leaf area to projected leaf area in lodgepole pine and Douglas-fir

Tree Physiology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 185-193

  Barclay, Hugh J ^a  

^a PACIFIC FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Leaf area index; Pinus contorta; Pseudotsuga menziesii; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION TECHNIQUE; LEAF AREA INDEX;

PINUS CONTORTA; PINUS CONTORTA DOUGL LATIFOLIA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 0031953680     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/18.3.185     Document Type: Article

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