Does a warmer climate with frequent mild water shortages protect grassland communities against a prolonged drought?

Plant and Soil

Volumn 308, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 119-130

  Zavalloni, C ^a   Gielen, B ^a   Lemmens, C M H M ^a   De Boeck, H J ^a   Blasi, S ^a   Van Den Bergh, S ^a   Nijs, I ^a   Ceulemans, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Above ground biomass; Climate warming; Global changes; Green vegetation cover; Soil matric potential; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; GLOBAL WARMING; GRASSLAND; MATRIC POTENTIAL; RESILIENCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VEGETATION COVER; WATER STRESS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 46549085866     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-008-9612-6     Document Type: Article

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