Elevated CO2 does not offset greater water stress predicted under climate change for native and exotic riparian plants

New Phytologist

Volumn 197, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 532-543

  Perry, Laura G ^a,b   Shafroth, Patrick B ^b   Blumenthal, Dana M ^c   Morgan, Jack A ^c   Lecain, Daniel R ^c  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Climate change; CO 2; Invasive species; Riparian woody plants; Water stress; Water use efficiency (WUE)

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN; WATER;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONIFEROUS TREE; INVASIVE SPECIES; PHYTOMASS; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); RIPARIAN VEGETATION; STREAMFLOW; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER STRESS; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; WOODY PLANT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEHYDRATION; DRUG EFFECT; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; HUMIDITY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; SEEDLING; SOIL; TREE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMASS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPES; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEHYDRATION; ECOSYSTEM; HUMIDITY; NITROGEN; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; SEEDLING; SOIL; TREES; WATER;

ELAEAGNUS ANGUSTIFOLIA; POPULUS; POPULUS DELTOIDES; SALIX; SALIX EXIGUA; TAMARIX; ULMUS; ULMUS PUMILA;

EID: 84871267187     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nph.12030     Document Type: Article

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