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.