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
1. Verfasser: Hättenschwiler, Stephan (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Handa, I Tanya, Egli, Luca, Asshoff, Roman, Ammann, Walter, Körner, Christian
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2002
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:The New phytologist
Schlagworte:Journal Article Larix decidua Pinus uncinata carbon limitation hypothesis elevated CO2 free air CO2 enrichment (FACE) gas exchange shoot growth treeline ecotone