Long-term effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 on species composition and productivity of a southern African C4 dominated grassland in the vicinity of a CO2 exhalation

Plant Ecology

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 211-224

  Stock, William D ^a,b   Ludwig, Fulco ^a,c   Morrow, Carl ^a   Midgley, Guy F ^d   Wand, Stephanie J E ^d,e   Allsopp, Nicky ^f   Bell, Tina L ^a,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^e STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^g Forest Science Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

C isotopes; C3 grasses; C4 grasses; CO2 springs; Soil properties; Species composition

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; SOIL NUTRIENT;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

POACEAE;

EID: 23944466467     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-004-3654-5     Document Type: Article

References (54)

1. 2: and analysis of the underlying components of relative growth rate Oecologia 120 544 554
2. 2 levels Ann. Rev. Ecol. Syst 21 167 196
3. J.M. Blair 1997 FireN availability, and plant response in grasslands: a test of the transient maxima hypothesis Ecology 78 2359 2368
4. 2-controlled mechanism of woody plant invasion in grasslands and savannas Global Change Biol 6 865 869
5. 2 Ann. Rev. Plant Physiol. Plant Mol. Biol 44 309 332
6. 2 J. Appl. Ecol 34 304 316
7. 2 springs on Nardus stricta: photosynthesis, biochemistry, growth and phenology Plant Cell Environ 21 417 425
8. 2 Mediterranean ecosystem Funct. Ecol 13 343 351
9. 2 concentrations on an estuarine marsh Oecologia 78 20 26
10. 2and climate Oecologia 112 285 289
11. 2 Aust. J. Plant Physiol 27 13 25
12. 4 species Aust. J. Plant Physiol 10 205 226
13. 2 experiment: design and motivation G.W. Koch H.A. Mooney Carbon Dioxide and Terrestrial Ecosystems Academic Press London 121 145
14. C.B. Field F.S. Chapin III P.A. Matson H.A. Mooney 1992 Responses of terrestrial ecosystems to the changing atmosphere: a resource-based approach Ann. Rev. Ecol. Syst 23 201 235
15. T.W. Gevers 1941 Carbon dioxide springs and exhalations in northern Pondoland and Alfred County, Natal Trans. Geol. Soc. S. Afr 44 233 301
16. 2 partial pressure: a reassessment Plant Cell Environ 23 931 942
17. 2 gas exhalations at Bongwan, Natal S. Afr. J. Geol 100 261 266
18. 2: a model for future forest responses? Global Change Biol 3 463 471
19. 2 Global Change Biol 5 293 309
20. J.T. Houghton Y. Ding D.J. Griggs M. Noguer P.J. der Linden D. Xiaosu 2001 Climate Change 2001: The Scientific Basis Cambridge University Press Cambridge
21. B.A. Hungate E.A. Holland R.B. Jackson F.S. Chapin III H.A. Mooney C.B. Field 1997 The fate of carbon in grasslands under carbon dioxide enrichment Nature 388 576 579
22. 2 enrichment experiments Plant Soil 187 135 145
23. 2 enrichment in 27 herbaceous species Funct. Ecol 5 410 421
24. 4 soil Plant Soil 187 345 350
25. G. Joel F.S. Chapin III N.R. Chiariello S.S. Thayer C.B. Field 2001 Species-specific responses of plant communities to altered carbon and nutrient availability Global Change Biol 7 435 450
26. 2 Enrichment (FACE) Facility Global Change Biol 5 659 668
27. 2 on Mediterranean grassland and forest trees Oecologia 99 343 351
28. 2 on plant biomass and community structure in a calcareous grassland Oecologia 118 39 49
29. 2 and nitrogen supply over four years of growth Global Change Biol 4 851 861
30. 2 inferred from carbon in plant cellulose Nature 349 127 131
31. 2 in the open in a naturally enriched environment in central Italy Vegetatio 104 391 400
32. 2 concentrations Plant Cell Environ 16 873 878
33. 4 grasses of the Colorado shortgrass steppe Global Change Biol 7 451 466
34. P.C.D. Newton C.C. Bell H. Clark 1996 Carbon dioxide emissions from mineral springs in Northland and the potential of these sites for studying the effects of elevated carbon dioxide on pastures New Zealand J. Agric. Res 39 33 40
35. 2 concentrations Global Change Biol 3 411 416
36. 2 Ecol. Appl 3 644 653
37. 2 Global Change Biol 5 497 506
38. 4 grass Schizachyrium and grassland invader Prosopis Ecology 75 976 988
39. 2 concentrations Tree Physiol 17 89 96
40. 2 spring Global Change Biol 6 779 790
41. D.L. Rowell 1994 Soil Science: Methods and Applications Longman Essex
42. F. Schinner E. Kandeler R. Ohlinger R. Margesin 1995 Methods in Soil Biology Springer Berlin
43. 2 Plant Cell Environ 25 567 579
44. 2 concentration on C and N pools and rhizosphere processes in a Florida scrub oak community Global Change Biol 6 383 391
45. 2 enrichment on carboxylation and light utilization of Quercus pubescens Willd. Examined with gas exchangebiochemistry and optical techniques Plant Cell Environ 23 1353 1362
46. 2moisture effects on soil carbon storage and cycling in temperate grasslands Global Change Biol 3 225 235
47. 2 spring Plant Cell Environ 23 1341 1351
48. 2 concentration: a meta-analytic test of current theories and perceptions Global Change Biol 5 723 741
49. 3 grass from South Africa Aust. J. Plant Physiol 28 13 25
50. 4-dominated grassland depends on seasonal phenology Afr. J. Range Forage Sci 19 81 92
51. 2 C. Körner F.A. Bazzaz Carbon DioxidePopulations and Communities Academic Press London 431 441
52. 2defoliation on grasses: a comparative ecosystem approach Ecol. Appl 7 844 853
53. R.B. Young 1924 Exhalations of carbon-dioxide in Alfred County, Natal Trans. Geol. Soc. S. Afr 26 99 102
54. 2 in situ Oecologia 83 469 472