Differences in leaf traits, leaf internal structure, and spectral reflectance between two communities of lianas and trees: Implications for remote sensing in tropical environments

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 113, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2076-2088

  Sánchez Azofeifa, G Arturo ^a,b   Castro, Karen ^a   Wright, S Joseph ^b   Gamon, John ^a   Kalacska, Margaret ^c   Rivard, Benoit ^a   Schnitzer, Stefan A ^b,d   Feng, Ji Lu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyperspectral remote sensing; Internal leaf structure; Liana leaves; Pigment concentration; Spectroscopy; Tree leaves; Tropical dry forests; Tropical rainforest

Indexed keywords

HYPERSPECTRAL REMOTE SENSING; INTERNAL LEAF STRUCTURE; LIANA LEAVES; PIGMENT CONCENTRATION; TREE LEAVES; TROPICAL DRY FORESTS; TROPICAL RAINFOREST;

CHLOROPHYLL; CURING; FORESTRY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PORPHYRINS; REMOTE SENSING; WATER CONTENT;

TROPICS;

ANATOMY; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; DRY FOREST; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; GLOBAL CHANGE; HISTOLOGY; LEAF AREA; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PIGMENT; PLANT COMMUNITY; RAINFOREST; REMOTE SENSING; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; SPECTROSCOPY; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; VINE; WATER AVAILABILITY;

CHLOROPHYLLS; CONCENTRATION; CURING; FORESTS; LEAVES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PIGMENT; REMOTE SENSING; TROPICAL PLANTS; TROPICS;

CENTRAL AMERICA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 68049109242     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2009.05.013     Document Type: Article

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