Growth responses of an alpine grassland to elevated CO2

Oecologia

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-52

  Schäppi, Bernd ^a   Körner, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alps; Biomass; Carbon sequestration; Carex; Climate

Indexed keywords

ALPINE GRASSLAND; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; GRASSLAND; GROWTH;

EUROPE, ALPS; SWITZERLAND, ALPS;

CAREX CURVULA; LEONTODON HELVETICUS; POA ALPINA; TRIFOLIUM ALPINUM;

EID: 0029669059     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00328790     Document Type: Article

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