Species-level effects more important than functional group-level responses to elevated CO2: Evidence from simulated turves

Functional Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 304-313

  Hanley, M E ^a   Trofimov, S ^b   Taylor, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Chalk grassland; Climate change; Functional groups; Vertical structure

Indexed keywords

CALCAREOUS GRASSLAND; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ANTHYLLIS; ANTHYLLIS VULNERARIA; BRACHYPODIUM; BRACHYPODIUM PINNATUM; CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA NIGRA; LOTUS; LOTUS CORNICULATUS; POACEAE;

EID: 2942623791     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0269-8463.2004.00845.x     Document Type: Article

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