Climate change drives a shift in peatland ecosystem plant community: Implications for ecosystem function and stability

Global Change Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 388-395

  Dieleman, Catherine M ^a   Branfireun, Brian A ^a   Mclaughlin, James W ^b   Lindo, Zoe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Carex; Climate change; Peatland; Poor fen; Sphagnum; Temperature; Water table

Indexed keywords

CAREX; SPHAGNUM; TRACHEOPHYTA;

CARBON DIOXIDE; GROUND WATER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; METABOLISM; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPHAGNOPSIDA; TEMPERATURE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPHAGNOPSIDA; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84917737822     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12643     Document Type: Article

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