Elevated CO2 increases soil moisture and enhances plant water relations in a long-term field study in semi-arid shortgrass steppe of Colorado

Plant and Soil

Volumn 259, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 169-179

  Nelson, Jim A ^a   Morgan, Jack A ^a   LeCain, Daniel R ^a   Mosier, Arvin R ^a   Milchunas, Daniel G ^b   Parton, Bill A ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Elevated CO2; Leaf water potential; Shortgrass steppe; Soil moisture; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; RANGELAND; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL MOISTURE;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BOUTELOUA; BOUTELOUA GRACILIS; HESPEROSTIPA COMATA COMATA; PASCOPYRUM SMITHII; STIPA;

EID: 1842708983     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:PLSO.0000020957.83641.62     Document Type: Article

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