Phosphorus supply drives nonlinear responses of cottonwood (Populus deltoides) to increases in CO2 concentration from glacial to future concentrations

New Phytologist

Volumn 187, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 438-448

  Lewis, James D ^a,b   Ward, Joy K ^c   Tissue, David T ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^d TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allocation; Allometry; Biomass; Growth; Low CO2; Nutrient limitation; Phosphorus; Populus deltoides (cottonwood)

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DICOTYLEDON; GLACIAL HISTORY; GROWTH RESPONSE; LEAF AREA; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEEDLING;

POPULUS; POPULUS DELTOIDES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; PHOSPHORUS;

ARTICLE; ASPEN; BIOMASS; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LIGHT; METABOLISM; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SEEDLING;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; LIGHT; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; POPULUS; SEEDLING;

EID: 77954157887     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03307.x     Document Type: Article

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