Leaf area index of boreal forests: Theory, techniques, and measurements
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Leaf area index measurements
Leaf area index (LAI) is a key structural characteristic of forest ecosystems because of the role of green leaves in controlling many biological and physical processes in plant canopies. Accurate LA1 estimates are required in studies of ecophysiology, atmosphere-ecosystem interactions, and global change. The objective of this paper is to evaluate LA1 values obtained by several research teams us...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0148-0227
DOI: 10.1029/97jd01107