Effects of enhanced UV-B radiation on production-related properties of a Sphagnum fuscum dominated subarctic bog

Functional Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 940-947

  Gehrke, C ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biomass; Gas exchange rates; Peatland ecosystem; Shoot length; Spatial shoot density

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EID: 0032465842     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1998.00273.x     Document Type: Article

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