Calibration of LAI-2000 canopy analyser with leaf area index in a young eucalypt stand

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 273-277

  Dovey, Steven B ^a   Du Toit, Ben ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR COMMERCIAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Canopy area; Eucalyptus grandis; LI COR

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; FORESTRY; NUMERICAL METHODS; SAMPLING; VEGETATION;

ALLOMETRIC EQUATIONS; CANOPY AREA; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS; FOLIAR STRUCTURE; LI-COR; PLANT CANOPY ANALYSER;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS; FOIL; FOREST CANOPY; GROWTH;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS;

EID: 33645869580     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-005-0038-y     Document Type: Article

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