Achieving improved leaf area index estimations from digital hemispherical imagery through destructive sampling methods

Destructive sampling of 20 trees of four tree species in a mixed New England conifer/hardwood stand shows that leaf area comprises 72, 77, and 78 percent of plant area as measured with digital hemispherical photography of the stand in (1) leaf-off, (2) leaf-out and pre-harvest, and (3) leaf-out and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Condon, Timothy
Other Authors: Strahler, Alan H.
Language:en_US
Published: 2019
Subjects:
DHP
LAI
TLS
WAI
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2144/37054