Atmospheric CO2 enrichment of alpine treeline conifers
• Experimental CO2 enrichment of mature Larix decidua and Pinus uncinata trees and their understory vegetation was used to test the carbon limitation hypothesis of treeline formation at the alpine treeline in Switzerland. • Forty plots (each 1.1 m2 ) were established; half of them were exposed t...
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Veröffentlicht in: | The New phytologist. - 1979. - 156(2002), 3 vom: 20. Dez., Seite 363-375
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1. Verfasser: |
Hättenschwiler, Stephan
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Weitere Verfasser: |
Handa, I Tanya,
Egli, Luca,
Asshoff, Roman,
Ammann, Walter,
Körner, Christian |
Format: | Online-Aufsatz
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Sprache: | English |
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2002
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Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | The New phytologist
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Schlagworte: | Journal Article
Larix decidua
Pinus uncinata
carbon limitation hypothesis
elevated CO2
free air CO2 enrichment (FACE)
gas exchange
shoot growth
treeline ecotone |