A proposed CO2-controlled mechanism of woody plant invasion in grasslands and savannas

Global Change Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 865-869

  Bond, William J ^a   Midgley, Guy F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate; Resprouting; Savanna; Starch; Tree grass interaction

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; REGROWTH; SAVANNA; WOODY PLANT;

EID: 0034425693     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2486.2000.00365.x     Document Type: Article

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