ESTIMATES OF THE LEAF AREA INDEX (LAI) USING LAI-2000 AND HEMISPHERICAL PHOTOS IN Eucalyptus PLANTATIONS
The objective of this study was to estimate the Leaf Area Index (LAI) by indirect methods in plantations of Eucalyptus clones in two distinct physical-climatic sites, during the dry and rainy periods. The study was performed in four young and adult Eucalyptus stands, located in Rio Doce basin, easte...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Ciência florestal 2015-01, Vol.24 (4) |
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Zusammenfassung: | The objective of this study was to estimate the Leaf Area Index (LAI)
by indirect methods in plantations of Eucalyptus clones in two distinct
physical-climatic sites, during the dry and rainy periods. The study
was performed in four young and adult Eucalyptus stands, located in Rio
Doce basin, eastern Minas Gerais state (Brazil) situated in areas of
lower and higher altitudes. Nine plots were allocated in each stand.
Experimental data were collected in months representing the driest and
the wettest periods. LAI indirect measurements were performed using the
LAI-2000 equipment and cameras with hemispherical lens. To verify the
accuracy of estimation, a destructive analysis was also performed. The
LAI measurements by the LAI-2000 was the one which best correlated with
the observed LAI (R =0.90), although the hemispherical photos had
presented good potential use. It is verified that the LAI of stands in
the higher altitudes region, surpassed those of lower altitudes, which
was also observed by the indirect methods. The destructive analysis
indicates lower values of LAI measured in the dry season although this
variation is only significant for higher altitudes. This behavior is
also observed for estimates with the LAI-2000, different from the
hemispherical photographs which did not identify seasonality of LAI.
O objetivo deste estudo foi estimar o Índice de Área Foliar
(IAF) por métodos indiretos em plantios clonais de eucalipto em
dois distintos sítios físico-climáticos, durante as
estações seca e chuvosa. O estudo foi feito em quatro
talhões, dois jovens e dois adultos, localizado na bacia do Rio
Doce, leste de Minas Gerais, situados em áreas de baixas e altas
altitudes. Nove parcelas foram alocadas em cada talhão. Dados
experimentais foram coletados em períodos secos e chuvosos. As
medidas indiretas do IAF foram feitas usando o LAI-2000 e câmeras
com lentes hemisféricas. Para verificar a precisão da
estimativa foi realizada a análise destrutiva. As medias do
LAI-2000 foram aquelas que melhores correlacionaram com os dados de IAF
observados (R=0,9), embora as fotos hemisféricas apresentem bom
potencial de uso. Foi verificado que os valores de IAF dos talhões
de maiores altitudes foram maiores comparados às regiões
baixas, o que também foi observado pelos métodos indiretos. A
análise destrutiva indica baixos valores de IAF medidos na
época seca, embora esta variação seja significativamente
somente nos talhões das regiões mais altas. Este
comportamento é també |
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ISSN: | 0103-9954 |