Elevated CO2 further lengthens growing season under warming conditions

Nature

Volumn 510, Issue 7504, 2014, Pages 259-262

  Reyes Fox, Melissa ^a   Steltzer, Heidi ^b   Trlica, M J ^c   McMaster, Gregory S ^a   Andales, Allan A ^c   Lecain, Dan R ^a   Morgan, Jack A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b FORT LEWIS COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; WATER;

BIOME; CARBON DIOXIDE; GLOBAL WARMING; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; LIFE CYCLE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLAR REGION;

ARTICLE; GRASS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GROWING SEASON; MATURATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT COMMUNITY; PLANT LIFE CYCLE STAGE; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEED DEVELOPMENT; SENESCENCE; TEMPERATE GRASSLAND; CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE; DRUG EFFECT; ECOSYSTEM; METABOLISM; POACEAE; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SOIL; TIME; UNITED STATES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; GLOBAL WARMING; POACEAE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SOIL; TIME FACTORS; WATER; WYOMING;

EID: 84902345375     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature13207     Document Type: Article

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