Comparison of direct and indirect estimation of leaf area index in mature Norway spruce stands of eastern Germany

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 440-447

  Küßner, Ralf ^a   Mosandl, Reinhard ^a,b  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTIMATION METHOD; LEAF AREA INDEX; SPRUCE;

(EAST); GERMANY;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0034112636     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x99-227     Document Type: Article

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