A simplified methodology for the correction of Leaf Area Index (LAI measurements obtained by ceptometer with reference to Pinus Portuguese forests

IForest

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 186-192

  Lopes, Domingos ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Nunes, Leónia ^b,c,d,e,f   Walford, Nigel ^c   Aranha, José ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Sette Jr , Carlos ^d   Viana, Helder ^b,c,d,e,f   Hernandez, Carmen ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF VISEU   (Portugal)

^c KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ceptometer; Correction; Leaf area index; Pinus pinaster

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900510363     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19717458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3832/ifor0096-007     Document Type: Article

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