Short-term effects of temperature enhancement on growth and reproduction of alpine grassland species

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 263-274

  Kudernatsch, Thomas ^a   Fischer, Anton ^a   Bernhardt Römermann, Markus ^b   Abs, Clemens ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alpine calcareous grasslands; Carex firma community; Carex sempervirens community; Direct indirect temperature effects; Global warming; Growth forms; Nutrient availability; Open top chamber; Warming experiment

Indexed keywords

CAREX FIRMA; CAREX SEMPERVIRENS;

EID: 41949121172     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: 16180089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2007.02.005     Document Type: Article

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