Leaf Area Index (LAI) Estimation Using Litter Traps
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Leaf Area Index (LAI) Estimation Using the Needle Technique
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LAI Estimation Using a Plant Canopy Analyzer Optical Device
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Results: Representative LAI Dynamics Analyses
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Conclusion
Transkript
The leaf area index serves as the interface between leaves and the atmosphere in which many physiological processes are implemented, especially photosynthetic uptake. The main advantages of this method for leaf area index estimation are the straig
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An accurate estimation of leaf area index (LAI) is crucial for many models of material and energy fluxes within plant ecosystems and between an ecosystem and the atmospheric boundary layer. Therefore, three methods (litter traps, needle technique, and PCA) for taking precise LAI measurements were in the presented protocol.