Altered root traits due to elevated CO2: A meta-analysis

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1095-1105

  Nie, Ming ^a   Lu, Meng ^b   Bell, Jennifer ^a   Raut, Swastika ^a   Pendall, Elise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

C sequestration; CO2; Free air CO2 enrichment; Meta analysis; Open top chamber; Plant root

Indexed keywords

BELOWGROUND PRODUCTION; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; META-ANALYSIS; OPEN-TOP CHAMBER; ROOT SYSTEM;

ASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84883554863     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/geb.12062     Document Type: Article

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