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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Main Authors: Sean M. P. Cahoon, Patrick F. Sullivan, Eric Post
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-04-01
Series:Ecosphere
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1245