The use of open-top chambers in forests for evaluating warming effects on herbaceous understorey plants

Ecological Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 163-171

  de Frenne, Pieter ^a   de Schrijver, An ^a   Graae, Bente J ^b,d   Gruwez, Robert ^a   Tack, Wesley ^a   Vandelook, Filip ^c   Hermy, Martin ^c   Verheyen, Kris ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anemone nemorosa L.; Climate change; Experimental warming; Herbaceous forest species; Open top chambers; Wood anemone

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DICOTYLEDON; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; GROWING SEASON; HERB; OPEN-TOP CHAMBER; PHENOLOGY; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATE FOREST; TUNDRA; UNDERSTORY; WARMING;

ANEMONE; ANEMONE NEMOROSA;

EID: 77951091137     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-009-0640-3     Document Type: Article

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