Testing simulations of intra- and inter-annual variation in the plant production response to elevated CO2 against measurements from an 11-year FACE experiment on grazed pasture

Global Change Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 228-239

  Li, Frank Yonghong ^a   Newton, Paul C D ^a   Lieffering, Mark ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Climate variation; Grassland production; Impact assessment; Legume content; Modelling; Nitrogen use efficiency; Photosynthesis; Stomatal conductance

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRAZING; MODEL TEST; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; TESTING METHOD;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; ECOSYSTEM; FABACEAE; GRASSLAND PRODUCTION; IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LEGUME CONTENT; MODEL; NEW ZEALAND; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROGEN USE EFFICIENCY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CLIMATE VARIATION; GRASSLAND PRODUCTION; IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LEGUME CONTENT; MODELLING; NITROGEN USE EFFICIENCY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE;

ASTERACEAE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; FABACEAE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEW ZEALAND; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POACEAE;

EID: 84889689553     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12358     Document Type: Article

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