Contemporary evolution of an invasive grass in response to elevated atmospheric CO2 at a Mojave Desert FACE site

Ecology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 710-716

  Grossman, Judah D ^a   Rice, Kevin J ^b  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bromus rubens; Contemporary evolution; Desert ecosystem; Genetic assimilation; Invasive species; Norms of reaction; Phenotypic plasticity; Stomatal conductance

Indexed keywords

BROMUS; BROMUS MADRITENSIS; BROMUS RUBENS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

BROMUS; BROMUS RUBENS; CONTEMPORARY EVOLUTION; DESERT CLIMATE; DESERT ECOSYSTEM; ELEVATED ATMOSPHERIC CO2; EVOLUTION; GENETIC ASSIMILATION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; LETTER; METABOLISM; NORMS OF REACTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE;

BROMUS RUBENS; CONTEMPORARY EVOLUTION; DESERT ECOSYSTEM; ELEVATED ATMOSPHERIC CO2; GENETIC ASSIMILATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; NORMS OF REACTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BROMUS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DESERT CLIMATE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 84899968755     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ele.12274     Document Type: Article

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