Linking ecophysiology and forest productivity: An overview of the ECOLEAP project

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 417-421

  Bernier, P Y ^a   Fournier, R A ^a   Ung, C H ^a   Robitaille, G ^a   Larocque, G R ^a   Lavigne, M B ^a   Boutin, R ^a   Raulier, F ^a   Pare D ^a   Beaubien, J ^a   Delisle, C ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian Forest Service; GIS; Modelling; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ECOPHYSIOLOGY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; PRODUCTIVITY; RESEARCH PROGRAM;

CANADA;

EID: 0033133704     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc75417-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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