N-poor ecosystems may respond more to elevated [CO2] than N-rich ones in the long term. A model analysis of grassland

Global Change Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 431-442

  Cannell, M G R ^a   Thornley, J H M ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon storage; Climate change; Elevated CO2; Grassland; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; CARBON STORAGE; CLIMATIC CHANGE; GRASSLAND; NITROGEN;

EID: 0031849980     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2486.1998.00167.x     Document Type: Article

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