Neighbour identity modifies effects of elevated temperature on plant performance in the High Arctic

Global Change Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1587-1598

  Dormann, Carsten F ^a,b   Van Der Wal, René ^b   Woodin, Sarah J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition; Luzula confusa; Nutrient availability; Salix polaris; Warming

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARCTIC;

LUZULA; LUZULA CONFUSA; SALIX; SALIX POLARIS;

EID: 4744345881     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2004.00830.x     Document Type: Article

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