Effects of enhanced UV-B radiation and elevated carbon dioxide concentrations on a sub-arctic forest heath ecosystem

Plant Ecology

Volumn 128, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 243-249

  Gwynn Jones, D ^a   Lee, J A ^a   Callaghan, T V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Berries; Branching; Dwarf shrubs; Ecosystem; Elevated CO2; Enhanced UV B radiation; Growth; Herbivory; Leaf thickness; Ozone; Reproduction; Sub Arctic

Indexed keywords

BILBERRY; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; COWBERRY; NORTHERN BILBERRY; ULTRAVIOLET-B;

SWEDEN, ABISKO;

EMPETRACEAE; EMPETRUM HERMAPHRODITUM; ERICACEAE; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS; VACCINIUM ULIGINOSUM; VACCINIUM VITIS-IDAEA;

EID: 0030618538     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1009771125992     Document Type: Article

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