Family influences on leaf area estimates derived from crown and tree dimensions in Pinus taeda

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 172, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 261-270

  Roberts, S D ^a   Dean, T J ^b   Evans, D L ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometric relationships; Crown structure; Genetics; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING;

LEAF AREA INDEX (LIA);

FORESTRY;

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; ESTIMATION METHOD; GENETICS; LEAF AREA INDEX; REMOTE SENSING; TREE;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 0347926353     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(01)00796-4     Document Type: Article

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