Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52859#.VKtBLcnQrzE \ Author(s) Ekena Rangel Pinagé 1,2 , Eraldo A. T. Matricardi 1 , Liliana Sayuri Osako 2 , Alessandra Rodrigues Gomes 3 Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Forestry, University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil . 2 Brazilian Forest Service, Brasília, Brazil . 3 Centro Regional da Amazonia, National Institute for Space Research, Belém, Brazil . ABSTRACT Gap fraction is a biophysical variable related to energy balance, forest fauna, micro-climate and regeneration, and is an important indicator of forest management quality. The objective of this study was to compare gap fraction estimates from undist...
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