Assessing bias from boles in calculating leaf area index in immature Douglas-fir with the LI-COR canopy analyzer

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 100, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 255-260

  Barclay, H J ^a   Trofymow, J A ^a   Leach, R I ^a  

^a PACIFIC FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Douglas fir; LAI 2000; Leaf area index

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; LEAF AREA INDEX; PHOTOMETER; PLANT ARCHITECTURE;

PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 0034607059     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1923(99)00091-X     Document Type: Article

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