Deciduous forest communities in the Black Sea coastal Strandzha region: temporal and spatial characteristics of leaf area index and density

Trees ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Plamena Nikolova Gaydarova
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Area Index ◽  
Leaf Area ◽  
Black Sea ◽  
Deciduous Forest ◽  
The Black Sea ◽  
Forest Communities ◽  
Area Index ◽  
Spatial Characteristics ◽  
Temporal And Spatial ◽  
Temporal And Spatial Characteristics

On the relationship of NDVI with leaf area index in a deciduous forest site

2005 ◽  
Vol 94 (2) ◽  
pp. 244-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quan Wang ◽  
Samuel Adiku ◽  
John Tenhunen ◽  
André Granier
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Area Index ◽  
Leaf Area ◽  
Deciduous Forest ◽  
Forest Site ◽  
Area Index ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Seasonal changes of leaf area index (LAI) in a tropical deciduous forest in west Mexico

1995 ◽  
Vol 74 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 171-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
JoséManuel Maass ◽  
James M. Vose ◽  
Wayne T. Swank ◽  
Angelina Martínez-Yrízar
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Area Index ◽  
Leaf Area ◽  
Seasonal Changes ◽  
Deciduous Forest ◽  
Tropical Deciduous Forest ◽  
Area Index ◽  
West Mexico

scholarly journals A Spatial Relationship between Canopy and Understory Leaf Area Index in an Old-Growth Cool-Temperate Deciduous Forest

Forests ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1037
Author(s):  
Yosuke Tanioka ◽  
Yihan Cai ◽  
Hideyuki Ida ◽  
Mitsuru Hirota
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Leaf Area Index ◽  
Leaf Area ◽  
Deciduous Forest ◽  
Multiple Point ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Variability ◽  
Temperate Deciduous Forest ◽  
Area Index ◽  
Cool Temperate ◽  
Temperate Deciduous

Quantification of leaf area index (LAI) is essential for understanding forest productivity and the atmosphere–vegetation interface, where the majority of gas and energy exchange occurs. LAI is one of the most difficult plant variables to adequately quantify, owing to large spatial and temporal variability, and few studies have examined the horizontal and vertical distribution of LAI in forest ecosystems. In this study, we demonstrated the LAI distribution in each layer from the understory to canopy using multiple-point measurements (121 points) and examined the relationships among layers in a cool-temperate deciduous forest. LAI at each point, and the spatial distribution of LAI in each layer, varied within the forest. The spatial distribution of LAI in the upper layer was more heterogeneous than that of LAI at the scale of the entire forest. Significant negative correlations were observed between the upper- and lower-layer LAI. Our results indicate that the understory compensates for gaps in LAI in the upper layer; thus, the LAI of the entire forest tends to remain spatially homogeneous even in a mature forest ecosystem.

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