Seasonal patterns of foliar reflectance in relation to photosynthetic capacity and color index in two co-occurring tree species, Quercus rubra and Betula papyrifera

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 160, Issue , 2012, Pages 60-68

  Dillen, Sophie Y ^a,b   de Beeck, Maarten Op ^b   Hufkens, Koen ^a,c   Buonanduci, Michele ^a   Phillips, Nathan G ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

A n C i curve; Digital imaging; Hyperspectral imaging; Maximum rate of carboxylation (V cmax); Maximum rate of electron transport (J max); Nitrogen; Paper birch; Phenology; Red oak; Spectral vegetation index

Indexed keywords

CARBON FLUX; COLOR; DECIDUOUS TREE; ELECTRON; GAS EXCHANGE; GROWING SEASON; PHENOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PIGMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; WAVELENGTH;

BETULA PAPYRIFERA; QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 84859718447     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2012.03.001     Document Type: Article

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