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Leaf Area Index Estimation Using Three Distinct Methods in Pure Deciduous Stands
Published on: August 29, 2019
Potential of the spherical densiometer to estimate light availability in temperate broad-leaved forests
O Baudry1, C Charmetant, C Collet
1Environmental sciences - Earth and Life Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud L7.05.09, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve. olivier.baudry@uclouvain.be
Communications in Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences
|July 24, 2013
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