The response of tundra plant biomass, aboveground production, nitrogen, and CO2 flux to experimental warming

Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1526-1544

  Hobbie, Sarah E ^a,b   Chaimn III, F Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; Betula nana; Carbon; CO2; Global warming; Microbial biomass; Nitrogen; Photosynthesis; Plant biomass; Primary production; Respiration; Tussock tundra; Vaccinium vitis idaea

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; CARBON FLUX; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NITROGEN; TUNDRA;

ALASKA; TOOLIK LAKE; UNITED STATES;

BETULA NANA; VACCINIUM VITIS IDAEA;

EID: 3543001605     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/176774     Document Type: Article

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