Leaf area index (LAI) map of a protected area within the caldera of vico lake (Italy)

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 137-147

  Gratani, Loretta ^a   Bombelli, Antonio ^a   Crescente, Maria Fior ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Canopy structure; LAI; Leaf structure; Light transmittance; SLA

Indexed keywords

ACRONICTA LEPORINA; CASTANEA SATIVA; CORYLUS AVELLANA; FAGUS SYLVATICA; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; QUERCUS CERRIS;

EID: 0041706207     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263500312331351401     Document Type: Article

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