Conversion of total to projected leaf area index in conifers

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 447-454

  Barclay, Hugh J ^a   Goodman, Doug ^a  

^a PACIFIC FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conifers; Leaf area index; Leaf area index conversion

Indexed keywords

ABIES GRANDIS; CONIFER; CONVERSION FACTOR; LEAF AREA INDEX; PHYSICAL TOLERANCE; SHADE TOLERANCE;

LEAF AREA INDEX; TREE;

PICEA SITCHENSIS; PINUS CONTORTA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; THUJA PLICATA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 0033937360     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b00-020     Document Type: Article

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