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Commonly used variables are vegetation indices, which curry signal not only from vegetation but also from the background of sparse foliage, they saturate over the dense foliage and are also affected by sensor bandwidth, calibration, and illumination\/view geometry, thus introducing bias in the estimation of phenometrics. In this study we have intercompared the utility of LAI and other biophysical variables (FPAR) and radiometric parameters (NDVI and EVI2) for phenometrics retrievals. This study was implemented based on MODIS products at a resolution of 230 m over the entire extent of Russian forests. Free from artifacts of radiometric parameters, LAI exhibits a better utilization of its dynamic range during the course of seasonal variations and better sensitivity to the actual foliage \u201cgreenness\u201d changes and its dependence on forest species. LAI-based retrievals feature a more conservative estimate of the duration of the growing season, including late spring (9.3 days) and earlier fall (8.9 days), compared to those retrieved using EVI2. In this study, we have tabulated typical values of the key phenometrics of 12 species in Russian forests. 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