Effects of free-air CO2 enrichment (FACE) on experimental grassland communities

Functional Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 38-44

  Norton, L R ^a   Firbank, L G ^b   Blum, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Experimental grassland communities; Free air CO2

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; GRASSLAND;

CERASTIUM HOLOSTEIODES; LOLIUM PERENNE; PHLEUM PRATENSE; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA; POA TRIVIALIS;

EID: 0032790132     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1999.00006.x     Document Type: Article

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