Estimation of leaf area index and plant area index of a submerged macrophyte canopy using digital photography.

Non-destructive estimation using digital cameras is a common approach for estimating leaf area index (LAI) of terrestrial vegetation. However, no attempt has been made so far to develop non-destructive approaches to LAI estimation for aquatic vegetation. Using the submerged plant species Potamogeton...

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Main Authors: Dehua Zhao, Dong Xie, Hengjie Zhou, Hao Jiang, Shuqing An
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3514177?pdf=render