Carbon and water relations of contrasting Arctic plants: implications for shrub expansion in West Greenland
Abstract The recent expansion of deciduous shrubs is a common observation throughout the Arctic. However, we lack a complete understanding of how physiological differences between deciduous shrubs and coexisting species may confer competitive advantages to shrubs. We combined leaf gas exchange and s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2016-04-01
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| Series: | Ecosphere |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1245 |