Reproductive and physiological responses to simulated climate warming for four subalpine species

New Phytologist

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 121-134

  Lambrecht, Susan C ^a,e   Loik, Michael E ^b,e   Inouye, David W ^c,e   Harte, John ^d,e  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University of Maryland   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Delphinium; Erigeron; Erythronium; Helianthella; Photosynthesis; Reproduction; Subalpine

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

CARBON BUDGET; CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOWERING; GAS EXCHANGE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SIMULATION; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT; WARMING;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; ERIGERON; FLOWER; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HISTOLOGY; LARKSPUR; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; REPRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE;

ASTERACEAE; CARBON; DELPHINIUM; ERIGERON; FLOWERS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LILIACEAE; PLANT LEAVES; REPRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE;

DELPHINIUM; DELPHINIUM NUTTALLIANUM; ERIGERON; ERIGERON SPECIOSUS; ERYTHRONIUM; ERYTHRONIUM GRANDIFLORUM; HELIANTHELLA; HELIANTHELLA QUINQUENERVIS;

EID: 33845549526     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01892.x     Document Type: Article

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