The general relationship between available light and leaf area index (LAI)is described by
A)Bohr's law.
B)Beer's law.
C)Leibig's law.
D)the Central Limit Theorem.

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Beer's law describes the relationship between the absorption of light by a material and the concentration of that material. In the case of vegetation, LAI, which represents the amount of leaf area per unit ground area, is the material that absorbs light, and thus the relationship between LAI and available light can be described by Beer's law. As LAI increases, more light is absorbed by the vegetation, resulting in less available light for the underlying vegetation or soil.

The General Relationship Between Available Light and Leaf Area Index