Above- and Below-Ground Responses of C3-C4 Species Mixtures to Elevated CO2 and Soil Water Availability

Authors

Justin D. Derner, USDA-ARS High Plains Grasslands Research StationFollow
Hyrum B. Johnson, USDA-ARS Grassland, Soil, and Water Research Laboratory
Bruce A. Kimball, US Water Conservation LaboratoryFollow
Paul J. Pinter Jr., US Water Conservation Laboratory
H. Wayne Polley, USDA-ARS Grassland, Soil, and Water Research LaboratoryFollow
Charles R. Tischler, USDA-ARS Grassland, Soil, and Water Research Laboratory
Thomas W. Boutton, Texas A&M University
Robert L. Lamorte, US Water Conservation Laboratory
Gerald W. Wall, US Water Conservation Laboratory
Neil R. Adam, US Water Conservation Laboratory
Steven W. Leavitt, University of Arizona
Michael J. Ottman, University of Arizona
Allan D. Matthias, University of Arizona
Talbot J. Brooks, University of Arizona

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2003

Comments

Published in Global Change Biology (2003) 9, 452-460.

Abstract

We evaluated the influences of CO₂ and soil water on above- and below-ground responses of C₃ and C₄ plants in monocultures and two density mixtures.