Long-term CO2 enrichment of a pasture community: Species richness, dominance, and succession

Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 666-677

  Potvin, Catherine ^a   Vasseur, Liette ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

CO2 enrichment; Community changes; Dominance; Global change; Pasture; Species diversity; Succession

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; DOMINANCE; PASTURE; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION;

AGROPYRON REPENS; PLANTAGINACEAE; PLANTAGO MAJOR; POACEAE;

EID: 0030616829     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[0666:ltceoa]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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