The effects of UV-B radiation on European heathland species

Plant Ecology

Volumn 128, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 252-264

  Bjorn L O ^a   Callaghan, T V ^b   Johnsen, I ^c   Lee, J A ^b   Manetas, Y ^d   Paul, N D ^e   Sonesson, M ^f   Wellburn, A R ^e   Coop, D ^e   Heide Jorgensen H S ^c   Gehrke, C ^a   Gwynn Jones, D ^b   Johanson, U ^a   Kyparissis, A ^d   Levizou, E ^d   Nikolopoulos, D ^d   Petropoulou, Y ^d   Stephanou, M ^d  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^e LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f ABISKO SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH STATION   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ecophysiological responses; Elevated CO2; Growth and phenology; Heathland vegetation; Precipitation; UV B radiation

Indexed keywords

ALEPPO PINE; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; HEATHLAND; STONE PINE; ULTRAVIOLET-B;

GREECE; GREENLAND; SWEDEN;

ERICACEAE; PINACEAE; PINUS HALEPENSIS; PINUS PINEA; VACCINIUM;

EID: 0030618536     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-5718-6_23     Document Type: Article

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