Physiological significance of low atmospheric CO2 for plant-climate interactions

Quaternary Research

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 237-242

  Cowling, Sharon A ^a   Sykes, Martin T ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Last glacial maximum; Palaeoclimatology; Palaeoecology; Plant physiology; Plant climate interactions

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOECOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 0033391315     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/qres.1999.2065     Document Type: Article

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