Monthly leaf area index estimates from point-in-time measurements and needle phenology for Pinus taeda

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2477-2490

  Sampson, D A ^a   Albaugh, T J ^b   Johnsen, K H ^c   Allen, H L ^b   Zarnoch, S J ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DATA REDUCTION; HARVESTING; NUTRITION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VEGETATION;

LEAF AREA INDEX (LAI); PLANT CANOPY ANALYZERS (PCA);

FORESTRY;

ABSCISSION; ACCRETION; ESTIMATION METHOD; LEAF AREA INDEX; PHENOLOGY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 1642316852     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x03-166     Document Type: Article

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