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A trait-based ecosystem model suggests that long-term responsiveness to rising atmospheric CO2 concentration is greater in slow-growing than fast-growing plants

Date

Authors

Ali, Ashehad

Medlyn, Belinda E.

Crous, Kristine

Reich, Peter B

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration (Ca) has a direct and measurable effect on plant growth. However, it does not affect all plant species equally, which could lead to shifts in competitive dominance of species in ecosystems. We used a dynamic plant

Keywords

Keywords: atmospheric chemistry; biomass allocation; C3 plant; carbon dioxide enrichment; community dynamics; dominance; ecosystem modeling; growth rate; leaf area; life history trait; net primary production; nitrogen; nutrient uptake; nutrient use efficiency; plan Carbon dioxide; Nitrogen uptake; Relative growth rate; Species traits

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/73460

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Functional Ecology

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1111/1365-2435.12102

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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