found: Work cat.: Tagesson, T. Indirect estimations and spatial variation in leaf area index of coniferous, deciduous, and mixed forest stands in Forsmark and Laxemar, 2006:p. 3 (leaf area index (LAI) of the vegetation cover)
found: Hall, R.J. Ground and remote estimation of leaf area index in Rocky Mountain forest stands, Kananaskis, Alberta, 2003.
found: The dictionary of forestry, c1998(leaf area index (LAI): the sum of all the upper or allsided leaf surface areas projected downward per unit area of ground beneath the canopy)
found: Dictionnaire de la foresterie, c2000(leaf area index [forest mensuration]; indice de surface foliaire)
found: Wikipedia, Sept. 15, 2008(The Leaf Area Index or LAI is the ratio of total upper leaf surface of vegetation divided by the surface area of the land on which the vegetation grows. The LAI is a dimensionless value, typically ranging from 0 for bare ground to 6 for a dense forest)
