Terrestrial ecosystems, increased solar ultraviolet radiation and interactions with other climatic change factors

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-38

  Caldwell, Martyn M ^a   Ballaré, Carlos L ^b   Bornman, Janet F ^c   Flint, Stephan D ^a   Björn, Lars Olof ^d   Teramura, Alan H ^e   Kulandaiveli, G ^f   Tevini, Manfred ^g  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^f MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

^g NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATING MECHANISM; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; FOLIAGE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HERBIVORY; INSECT; OZONE LAYER; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT HEIGHT; PLANT TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOOT GROWTH; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VEGETATION; WATER AVAILABILITY; CLIMATE; META ANALYSIS; PLANT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EMBRYOPHYTA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; META-ANALYSIS; NITROGEN; PLANTS; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0037256061     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b211159b     Document Type: Article

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