Leaf area index (LAI) is an important parameter to identify the water balance in forested watershed as a biological factor
influencing directly on the evapotranspiration in the forest area. The purpose of this study was to estimate the LAI in a
small forested watershed in summer and winter by applying the Terra/Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer
(ASTER) data to the LAI estimation method. In this study, the estimation was based on the absorption and scattering processes
of the solar radiation in the vegetation canopy and the spectral reflectance characteristics of soil vegetation. First, we
estimated LAI based on Price’s model by application of ASTER data on the forested watershed located in the Tenzan Mountains
of Saga, Japan. To validate the results of LAI estimation, secondly, we compared them to the measured LAI obtained by a plant
canopy analyzer (LAI-2000) on the observation area inside the target region. This study showed that the LAI estimation method
was a feasible and accurate method as indicated by the high relationship (r = 0.97) between LAI derived from ASTER data and LAI measured by LAI-2000. This paper is the first report on LAI estimation
using Terra/ASTER data based on Price’s model and field investigation. This LAI estimation method is a reliable and applicable
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The incidence and direct financial loss caused by babesiosis were evaluated in 121 Holstein Friesian female cattle that formed eight cohorts (1981–1988) of a dairy farm located approximately 24° 55′S 65° 29′W in Salta, Argentina. Female calves born in 1986 and 1987 (n=32) were vaccinated with a live Babesia vaccine at six months of age.
No cases of babesiosis occurred in the vaccinated cattle. The incidence of babesiosis in the six non-vaccinated cohorts was 23.6% (21/89). Eighteen of the cases were the result of Babesia bovis, one to Babesia bigemina and two to a mixed infection. Two cattle died of B. bovis infection in spite of drug treatment (diaminazene, 3.5 mg kg−1). No disease occurred in cattle younger than seven months or older than 24 months. The number of cases according to age of cattle was: 7–9 months, 5; 10–12 months, 6; 13–24 months, 10.
Financial loss for the six cohorts that suffered clinical cases amounted to US $ 1624.6 (prices in October 1990)—62% were the result of physical losses and 38% to costs of control. A benefit-cost analysis of vaccination was carried out assuming that 95% of the mortality and morbidity losses of the six non-vaccinated cohorts was prevented after a single inculation of a live vaccine (cost of a dose plus administration was US $ 4.2. The benefit-cost ratio was 4:1 for each US dollar expended. 相似文献