Canopy-scale relationships between foliar nitrogen and albedo are not observed in leaf reflectance and transmittance within temperate deciduous tree species

Botany

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 491-497

  Bartlett, Megan K ^a,e   Ollinger, Scott V ^b   Hollinger, David Y ^c   Wicklein, Haley F ^b   Richardson, Andrew D ^d  

^a HARVARD COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Albedo; Leaf nitrogen; Optical properties; Photosynthesis; Reflectance

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; ANATOMY; CANOPY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECIDUOUS TREE; FOLIAGE; LEAF; LEAF AREA INDEX; NITROGEN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; REFLECTANCE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TRANSMITTANCE;

HARVARD FOREST; MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79961244814     PISSN: 19162804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b11-037     Document Type: Article

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