Publication Type |
Journal Article |
School or College |
College of Science |
Department |
Biology |
Creator |
Ehleringer, James R. |
Other Author |
Mooney, H. A.; Canadell, J.; Chapin III, F. S.; Körner, Ch.; McMurtrie, R. E.; Parton, W. J.; Pitelka, L. F.; Schulze. E.-D. |
Title |
Ecosystem physiology responses to global change |
Date |
1999 |
Description |
Most ecosystems exposed to double ambient C02 show higher peak season net carbon uptake than those growing at current-ambient C02. For grasslands, above-ground biomass increased by an average of 14%, although individual responses for a given system and year range from negative to +85%. The wide range of the biomass response shows the highly interactive nature of the C02 response with other environmental factors, including water and nutrient availability, and temperature. For instance, low-temperature dominated systems, such as alpine grassland, Arctic tundra, and cool climate coniferous forest trees, are among the least responsive to elevated C02 , showing in some instances no growth response and complete acclimation of peak season gas exchange after a few years. |
Type |
Text |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press |
First Page |
141 |
Last Page |
189 |
Subject |
Global change ; Ecosystem physiology; Carbon budget; Temperature; Water availability; Nitrogen deposition; Ozone |
Subject LCSH |
Global environmental change; Atmospheric carbon dioxide; Climatic changes; Ecophysiology; Water-supply; Nitrogen -- Environmental aspects; Ozone -- Environmental aspects |
Language |
eng |
Bibliographic Citation |
Mooney, H. A., Canadell, J., Chapin III, F. S., Ehleringer, J. R., Körner, Ch., McMurtrie, R. E., Parton, W. J., Pitelka, L. F., & Schulze. E.-D. (1999). Ecosystem physiology responses to global change in, B.H. Walker, W. Steffen, J. Canadell, and J. Ingram (eds.), Terrestrial biosphere and global change: implications for natural and managed ecosystems, 141-89. |
Rights Management |
(c) Cambridge University Press http://www.cambridge.org/ |
Format Medium |
application/pdf |
Format Extent |
18,524,319 bytes |
Identifier |
ir-main,7331 |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6jh44b9 |
Setname |
ir_uspace |
ID |
703273 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jh44b9 |