Probing for the influence of atmospheric CO2 and climate change on forest ecosystems across biomes

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 83-92

  Silva, Lucas C R ^a,b   Anand, Madhur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric CO 2; Climate change; Dendroecology; Productivity; Stable isotopes; Tree rings

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DENDROECOLOGY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; STABLE ISOTOPE; TREE RING; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84870868565     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2012.00783.x     Document Type: Article

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