Modeling the seasonal dynamics of leaf area index based on environmental constraints to canopy development

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 200, Issue , 2015, Pages 46-56

  Savoy, Philip ^a   Mackay, D Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Leaf area index (LAI); Modeling; Phenology

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; DECIDUOUS FOREST; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOREST CANOPY; LEAF AREA INDEX; PHENOLOGY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 84907986025     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2014.09.019     Document Type: Article

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