Vegetation change and the role of atmospheric CO2 enrichment on a relict site in central Oregon: 1960-1994

Annals of the Association of American Geographers

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 387-411

  Knapp, Paul A ^a   Soulé, Peter T ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Central Oregon; CO2 enrichment; Sagebrush steppe; Vegetation change

Indexed keywords

BIG SAGEBRUSH; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; VEGETATION CHANGE; WESTERN JUNIPER;

USA, OREGON, ISLAND RESEARCH NATURAL AREA;

ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; ASTERACEAE; CUPRESSACEAE; JUNIPERUS OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 0030404987     PISSN: 00045608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8306.1996.tb01759.x     Document Type: Review

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