Recent widespread tree growth decline despite increasing atmospheric CO2

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  Silva, Lucas C R ^a   Anand, Madhur ^a   Leithead, Mark D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CANADA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONIFER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUOUS PLANT; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; GROWTH RETARDATION; PLANT WATER USE; PRECIPITATION; TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS FOREST; TREE GROWTH; TREND STUDY; WATER STRESS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; TEMPERATURE; TREE;

CONIFERALES;

CANADA; CARBON DIOXIDE; TEMPERATURE; TREES;

EID: 77955408375     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011543     Document Type: Article

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