Climate change in the Arctic: Using plant functional types in a meta-analysis of field experiments

Functional Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 4-17

  Dormann, C F ^a,b   Woodin, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass; Global environmental change; Nitrogen concentration; Ozone; UV B

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; GLOBAL CHANGE; GROWTH RESPONSE; NUTRIENT CYCLING;

POACEAE;

EID: 0036127909     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0269-8463.2001.00596.x     Document Type: Review

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