Estimating the needle area from geometric measurements: Application of different calculation methods to Norway spruce

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 215-222

  Sellin, Arne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Needle morphology; Picea abies; Projected area; Specific leaf area; Total surface area

Indexed keywords

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0033953274     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00009765     Document Type: Article

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