Impacts of elevated atmospheric CO2 on forest trees and forest ecosystems: Knowledge gaps

Environment International

Volumn 29, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 161-169

  Karnosky, David F ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric CO2; Climate change; Greenhouse gases; Research needs

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY;

NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION (NPP);

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ANTIOXIDANT; OZONE;

CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RATE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOREST; GENOTYPE; HETEROTROPHY; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHENOLOGY; PLANT WATER RELATION; POPULATION PRODUCTIVITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SOIL FERTILITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRESS; WOOD;

ATMOSPHERE; CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY;

EID: 0037410223     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(02)00159-9     Document Type: Review

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