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Radiata Pine Leaf Area and Soil-Site Variability in Chile.

Rafael Rubilar, CHILE,Univ. of, Fac. de Cs. Forestales Universidad de Concepción, Victoria 631-Casilla 160C, Concepción, CHILE, CHILE, Thomas Fox, 228 Cheatham Hall, Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech, Department of Forestry, Blacksburg, VA 24061, H. Lee Allen, North Carolina State University, North Carolina State U., 225 Winding Ridge Drive, Cary, NC 27511, Tim Albaugh, Forestry, North Carolina State University, 3108 Jordan Hall, Raleigh, NC 27695, Collen Carlson, Virginia Techn, 348 Latham Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, and José Alvarez, Productividad de Sitios, Forestal Mininco S.A., Avenida Alemania 751, Los Angeles, Chile.

Leaf area estimates from LANDSAT imagery were obtained for a range of ages of Radiata Pine plantations located on the Coastal Range of Chile. Leaf area vs. age relationships were related to soil-site characteristics.