A model for seasonality and distribution of leaf area index of forests and its application to China

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 817-830

  Luo, Tianxiang ^a   Neilson, Ronald P ^b   Tian, Hanqin ^c   Vörösmarty, Charles J ^d   Zhu, Huazhong ^a   Liu, Shirong ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^e RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

Author keywords

LAI; Leaf growth; Leaf mass; Modelling; NDVI; Phenology

Indexed keywords

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LEAF AREA INDEX; PHENOLOGY; SEASONALITY;

CHINA;

ABIES; PICEA;

EID: 0036910573     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2002.tb02111.x     Document Type: Article

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