The effects of elevated CO2 on root respiration rates of two Mojave Desert shrubs

Global Change Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1566-1575

  Clark, Naomi M ^a,c   Apple, Martha E ^b   Nowak, Robert S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b MONTANA TECH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambrosia dumosa; Atmospheric CO2; Larrea tridentata; Mojave Desert; Root respiration; Specific root length

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DESERT; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; RESPIRATION; ROOT; SHRUB;

MOJAVE DESERT; UNITED STATES;

AMBROSIA; AMBROSIA DUMOSA; LARREA; LARREA TRIDENTATA;

EID: 77953107485     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.02075.x     Document Type: Article

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