Effects of elevated CO2 and defoliation on grasses: A comparative ecosystem approach

Ecological Applications

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 844-853

  Wilsey, Brian J ^a,b   Coleman, James S ^a   Mcnaughton, Samuel J ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

CO2 enrichment; Global change; Grasslands; Grazing; Herbivory

Indexed keywords

BISON; BISON BISON BISON; BOS TAURUS; BRIZA; BRIZA SUBARISTATA; BUBALUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; MAMMALIA; POACEAE; BISON BISON;

CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; CLIMATIC CHANGE; DEFOLIATION; GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEM;

AFRICA, SERENGETI; SOUTH AMERICA; USA, WYOMING, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 0030613980     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2269437     Document Type: Article

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