Allometry and evaluation of in situ optical LAI determination in Scots pine: A case study in Belgium

Tree Physiology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 723-732

  Jonckheere, I ^a   Muys, B ^a   Coppin, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Destructive sampling; Indirect LAI; Optical devices; Pinus sylvestris

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; LEAF AREA INDEX; OPTICAL METHOD; SAMPLING;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 21344449727     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/25.6.723     Document Type: Article

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