LIGHT DIFFUSION IN THE TROPICAL DRY FOREST OF COSTA RICA

Leaf Area Index (LAI) has been defined as the total leaf area (one-sided) in relation to the ground. LAI has an impact on tree growth and recruitment through the interception of light, which in turn affects primary productivity. Even though many instruments exist for estimating LAI from ground, they...

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Main Authors: S. Calvo-Rodriguez, G. A. Sanchez-Azofeifa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-06-01
Series:The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
Online Access:https://www.int-arch-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/XLI-B8/579/2016/isprs-archives-XLI-B8-579-2016.pdf