Plant functional types and elevated CO 2: A method of scanning for causes of community alteration

Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 116-128

  Gruters U ^a   Janze, S ^a   Kammann, C ^a   Jager H J ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HOMOGENEITY; MEADOW; METHODOLOGY; PLANT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

GLECHOMA HEDERACEA; POACEAE;

EID: 33845510503     PISSN: 16139216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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