Leaf area index measurements in a tropical moist forest: A case study from Costa Rica

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  2004

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  Remote Sensing of Environment

• Publication date

  2004-05-30

• Fields of study

  Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.RSE.2004.02.011
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