Effects of long-term exposure to elevated CO2 and increased nutrient supply on bracken (Pteridium aquilinum)

Functional Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 107-115

  Caporn, S J M ^a   Brooks, A L ^b   Press, M C ^b   Lee, J A ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; Ferns; Global change; Nitrogen; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; GROWTH RESPONSE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLANT;

PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM;

EID: 0032790969     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1999.00013.x     Document Type: Article

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