Abstract:Assimilation part of forest ecosystems play an important role in the global carbon cycle and forming net-primary productivity. However, knowledge on leaf area index (LAI), that affect carbon fluxes is lacking, especially within territory of Steppe zone of Ukraine. We studied twenty Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) plantations different age in pure and mixed stands to examine the changes in LAI. The method for determining samples mass and volume was to random select of needles from green fraction from different… Show more
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