Additive effects of warming and increased nitrogen deposition in a temperate old field: Plant productivity and the importance of winter

Ecosystems

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 661-672

  Hutchison, Jennifer S ^a   Henry, Hugh A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atmospheric nitrogen deposition; Bromis inermis; Climate warming; NDVI; Net primary productivity; Poa pratensis; Temperate ecosystem

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CLIMATE EFFECT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FREEZING; GRASS; NDVI; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN CYCLE; OLD FIELD; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SENESCENCE; SHOOT GROWTH; SOIL DYNAMICS; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

BROMUS INERMIS; POA; POA PRATENSIS;

EID: 77954957528     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-010-9344-3     Document Type: Article

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