Experimental warming studies on tree species and forest ecosystems: A literature review

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 447-460

  Chung, Haegeun ^a   Muraoka, Hiroyuki ^b   Nakamura, Masahiro ^c   Han, Saerom ^d   Muller, Onno ^c,e   Son, Yowhan ^d  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Korea University   (South Korea)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Forest ecosystem; Global warming; Insect plant interaction; Nitrogen cycling; Plant phenology

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HERBIVORY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INSECT; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE; TREE;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; GLOBAL WARMING; HERBIVORY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; INSECTS; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; TREES;

EID: 84879715902     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10265-013-0565-3     Document Type: Article

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