Viewpoint: Atmospheric CO2, soil water, and shrub/grass ratios on rangelands

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 278-284

  Polley, H Wayne ^a   Mayeux, Herman S ^a   Johnson, Hyrum B ^a   Tischler, Charles R ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

C4 grasses; competition; conductance; rooting depth; stomatal; transpiration

Indexed keywords

POACEAE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATIC CHANGE; RANGELAND; SHRUB/GRASS; SHRUB/GRASS RATIO; SOIL WATER; WATER AVAILABILITY;

EID: 0030759397     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003730     Document Type: Article

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