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CROWN AREA INDEX [3 records]

Record 1 2011-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Silviculture
  • Forestry Operations
CONT

Hemispherical photography requires using a fish-eye (8 mm) lens on a standard camera with black and white film. Photos are taken under uniform illumination, that is, either under cloudy conditions or at sunrise or sundown when skies are clear.

CONT

Crown cover and LAI [leaf area index] measurements were acquired for all the plots using hemispherical photography, a PCA LiCor-2000 and a spherical densiometer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Sylviculture
  • Exploitation forestière
CONT

Mesure des LAIfoliaire par photographie hémisphérique.

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
  • Forestry Operations
DEF

Land supporting tree growth, including seedlings and saplings.

CONT

Stocked forest land may be merchantable or unmerchantable and may be classified by forest types, which can be sorted by species or species groups, height, area, crown closure or site index.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
  • Exploitation forestière
DEF

Terrain supportant des arbres en croissance, y compris des semis et des gaules.

CONT

Un terrain forestier boisé peut être marchand ou non marchand et classé par types forestiers, lesquels sont groupés selon les essences ou les groupes d'essences, la hauteur, la superficie, la fermeture du couvert ou l'indice de station.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Silvicultura
  • Explotación forestal
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Record 3 1998-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Silviculture
  • Ecosystems
DEF

Of a standing tree, the product of crown length and crown diameter.

Key term(s)
  • crown area index

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Sylviculture
  • Écosystèmes
DEF

Produit de la longueur de la couronne de la cime d'un arbre sur pied par son diamètre.

Spanish

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