Photosynthetic responses to a climate-warming manipulation for contrasting meadow species in the rocky mountains, colorado, USA

Functional Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 166-175

  Loik, M E ^a   Redar, S P ^b   Harte, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Artemisia tridentata; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Erigeron speciosus; Gas exchange; Global warming; Leaf temperature; Microclimate; Photoinhibition; Soil moisture; Transpiration; Water potential

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; MEADOW; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; WARMING;

UNITED STATES;

ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; ERIGERON SPECIOSUS;

EID: 0033906418     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.2000.00411.x     Document Type: Article

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