################################################################################ # ornl_lai_refs.txt # ################################################################################ This file is a companion to the data set "Global Leaf Area Index Data from Field Measurements, 1932-2000." The following bibliography contains 303 original literature reference sources (plus 5 incomplete citations and 2 other personal communications) of worldwide data on leaf area index (LAI) for the time period 1945-2000. In the Leaf Area Index data file ornl_lai_point.dat the "Author" data column entries cross-reference to this bibliography. If you have any questions about the bibliography please contact: ORNL DAAC User Services Office Oak Ridge National Laboratory P.O. Box 2008, MS 6407 Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6407 USA Telephone: +1 (865) 241-3952 E-mail: ornldaac@ornl.gov This file was last updated 17-Oct-2001. ################################################################################ Albaugh, T.J., H.L. Allen, P.M. Dougherty, L.W. Kress and J.S. King (1998) Leaf area and above- and belowground growth responses of loblolly pine to nutrient and water additions. Forest Science 44, 317-328. Alvera, B. 1973. Estudios en bosques de coniferas del Pirineo Central. Pirineos (Zaragoza) 109, 17-29. Andersson, F. 1973. IBP-studies on plant productivity of south Swedish forest ecosystems. In: Reichle, D.E. et al. (eds.), 1973, Modeling Forest Ecoystems, Report EDFB-IBP-73-7, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, USA, pp. 11-26. Andersson, F. (1973) In: Jordan, C.F. (1983) Productivity of tropical rain forest ecosystems and the implications for their use as future wood and energy sources. pp. 117-135 In: Tropical Rain Forest Ecosystems (F.B. Golley, ed.). Ecosystems of the World 14A. Elsevier, Amsterdam. Ando, T. 1981. IBP Woodlands Data Set. In: Reichle, D.E. (ed.), 1981, Dynamic Properties of Forest Ecosystems, IBP 23. Cambridge University Press. pp. 604-605. Ando, T., Chiba, K., Nishimura, T., and Tanimoto, T. 1977. Temperate fir and hemlock forests in Shikoku. In "Primary Producctivity in Japanese Forests." Edited by T. Shidei and T. Kira. pp. 213-245. JIBP Synthesis Vol. 16. University of Tokyo Press. Andrade F.H., S.A. Uhart, G.G. Arguissain and R.A. Ruiz (1992) Radiation use efficiency of maize grown in a cool area. Field Crops Research 28, 345- 354. Art, H.W. (1978) Unpublished data quoted by Art, H.W. and P.L. Marks, A summary table of biomass and net annual primary production in forests ecosystems of the world. In: Lieth, H.F.H., Patterns of Primary Production in the Biosphere. Benchmark Papers in Ecology, Volume 8, Dowden, Hutchison and Ross, Stroudsberg, Pennsylvania. pp. 177-192. Ashton, D.H. 1976. Phosphorus in forest ecosystems at Beenak, Victoria. Journal of Ecology 64, 171-186. Asner, G.P. (1998) Biophysical and biochemical sources of variability in canopy reflectance. Remote Sensing of the Environment 64, 234-253. Asner, G.P., C.A. Bateson, et al. (2000) Impact of tissue, canopy and landscape properties on the reflectance of arid ecosystems. Remote Sensing of Environment (in press). Asner, G.P., A.R. Townsend and R.H. Braswell (2000) Satellite observations of El Nino effects on Amazon forest phenology and productivity. Geophysical Research Letters 27, 981-984. Asner, G.P., A.R. Townsend, et al. (1999) Spectrometry of pasture condition and biogeochemistry in the Central Amazon. Geophysical Research Letters 26, 2769-2772. Asner, G.P., C.A. Wessman and S. Archer (1998) Scale dependence of absorption of photosynthetically active radiation in terrestrial ecosystems. Ecological Applications 8, 1003-1021. Asrar, G., M. Fuchs, E.T. Kanemasu and J.L. 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