Biases in LI-COR Plant Canopy Analyzer estimates of seasonal light interception by black spruce and trembling aspen canopies

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2664-2670

  Groot, Arthur ^a  

^a GREAT LAKES FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANTS (BOTANY); RADIATION DETECTORS;

CANOPY INTERCEPTION; LIGHT INTERCEPTION; UNDERESTIMATES;

FORESTRY;

CANOPY; INSTRUMENTATION; LIGHT ATTENUATION; SAMPLING BIAS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

DETECTORS; FOREST CANOPY; FORESTRY; GROWTH; PLANTS; RADIATION;

PICEA MARIANA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 33644507729     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x05-184     Document Type: Article

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