A comparison of optical and direct methods for monitoring the seasonal dynamics of leaf area index in deciduous forests

Silva Fennica

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 373-384

  Mussche, Sylvie ^a   Samson, Roeland ^a   Nachtergale, Lieven ^a   De Schrijver, An ^a   Lemeur, Raoul ^a   Lust, Noël ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Hemispherical photography; LAI 2000 plant canopy analyser; Leaf area index; Litter trap; Mixed deciduous forest

Indexed keywords

MONITORING; PHOTOGRAPHY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

SEASONAL DYNAMICS;

FORESTRY;

CANOPY; DECIDUOUS FOREST; LEAF AREA INDEX; MONITORING SYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 0035683412     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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