Predicting the impact of climatic warming on the carbon balance of the moss Sanionia uncinata on a maritime Antarctic island

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 99-106

  Nakatsubo, Takayuki ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antarctic; Carbon balance; Climatic warming; Moss; Photosynthesis; Sanionia uncinata

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; SANIONIA UNCINATA;

EID: 23044534808     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s102650200014     Document Type: Article

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