Article
Responses to projected changes in climate and UV-B at the species level.
Ambio - 1 Nov 2004
Callaghan Terry V, Björn Lars Olof, Chernov Yuri, Chapin Terry, Christensen Torben R, Huntley Brian, Ims Rolf A, Johansson Margareta, Jolly Dyanna, Jonasson Sven, Matveyeva Nadya, Panikov Nicolai, Oechel Walter, Shaver Gus, Elster Josef, Jónsdóttir Ingibjörg S, Laine Kari, Taulavuori Kari, Taulavuori Erja, Zöckler Christoph
Abstract excerpt
Environmental manipulation experiments showed that species respond individualistically to each environmental-change variable. The greatest responses of plants were generally to nutrient, particularly nitrogen, addition. Summer warming experiments showed that woody plant responses were dominant and that mosses and lichens became less abundant. Responses to warming were controlled by moisture availability and snow...
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