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Photographic assessment of overstory and understory leaf area index in beech forests under different management regimes in Central Italy Cover

Photographic assessment of overstory and understory leaf area index in beech forests under different management regimes in Central Italy

Forestry Studies
Volume 61 (2014): Issue 1 (December 2014)
By: Francesco Chianucci,  Nicola Puletti,  Ernesto Venturi,  Andrea Cutini and  Ugo Chiavetta  
Open Access
|Jun 2015

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fsmu-2014-0008 | Journal eISSN: 1736-8723 | Journal ISSN: 1406-9954
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Language: English
Page range: 27 - 34
Submitted on: Dec 6, 2014
Accepted on: Dec 29, 2014
Published on: Jun 25, 2015
Published by: Estonian University of Life Sciences
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
forest understory,
plant area index,
thinning,
Fagus sylvatica,
cover photography
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Plant science,
Ecology,
Life sciences, other

© 2015 Francesco Chianucci, Nicola Puletti, Ernesto Venturi, Andrea Cutini, Ugo Chiavetta, published by Estonian University of Life Sciences
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