Remote sensing and plant functional groups: Physiology, ecology, and spectroscopy in tropical systems

Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Tropical and Sub-Tropical Forests

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 27-45

  Alvarez Añorve, Mariana ^a   Quesada, Mauricio ^a   de la Barrera, Erick ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

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