Gas exchange and water relations of two Rocky Mountain shrub species exposed to a climate change manipulation

Plant Ecology

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 197-206

  Shaw, M Rebecca ^a,c   Loik, Michael E ^b   Harte, John ^c  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Artemisia; Climate change; Pentaphylloides; Photosynthesis; Rocky Mountains; Subalpine; Transpiration; Water potential; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GAS EXCHANGE; GLOBAL WARMING; SHRUB; WATER RELATIONS;

UNITED STATES;

ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; PENTAPHYLLOIDES FLORIBUNDA;

EID: 0034097711     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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