Responses of bracken to increased temperature and nitrogen availability

Global Change Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 59-66

  Werkman, B R ^a   Callaghan, T V ^a   Welker, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Bracken; Global change; Increased nitrogen availability; Increased temperature; Pteridium aquilinum

Indexed keywords

BRACKEN; TEMPERATURE;

UK, ENGLAND, DURHAM, TEESDALE;

CALLUNA VULGARIS; DENNSTAEDTIACEAE; ERICACEAE; PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM;

EID: 0030469744     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.1996.tb00049.x     Document Type: Article

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