Evaluation of irradiance metrics with respect to predicting sapling growth

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1203-1213

  Kobe, Richard K ^a   Hogarth, Leah J ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOTODIODES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

DIRECT BEAM RADIATION; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION (PAR); PLANT CANOPY ANALYZER;

FORESTRY;

CANOPY GAP; DECIDUOUS TREE; GROWTH; LEAF AREA INDEX; PHOTOGRAPH; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; SAPLING;

FORESTRY; PHOTODIODES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS AMERICANA;

EID: 35848957708     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-320     Document Type: Article

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