Ecosystem response to elevated CO 2 levels limited by nitrogen-induced plant species shift

Nature

Volumn 466, Issue 7302, 2010, Pages 96-99

  Langley, J Adam ^a,b   Megonigal, J Patrick ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN;

BIOSPHERE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; GLOBAL CHANGE; MONOCOTYLEDON; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SOIL NITROGEN; TAXONOMY; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; TRADE-OFF; WETLAND;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GLOBAL CLIMATE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION PRODUCTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; WETLAND;

ATMOSPHERE; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; NITROGEN; PLANTS; POACEAE; RIVERS; SOIL; WATER; WETLANDS;

POACEAE;

EID: 77954235367     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature09176     Document Type: Article

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