Re-assessment of plant carbon dynamics at the Duke free-air CO2 enrichment site: interactions of atmospheric [CO2] with nitrogen and water availability over stand development

Heather R. McCarthy; Ram Oren; Kurt H Johnsen; Anne Gallet-Budynek; Seth G. Pritchard; Charles W Cook; Shannon L. LaDeau; Robert B. Jackson; Adrien C. Finzi

Re-assessment of plant carbon dynamics at the Duke free-air CO₂ enrichment site: interactions of atmospheric [CO₂] with nitrogen and water availability over stand development

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Authors:

Heather R. McCarthy, Ram Oren, Kurt H Johnsen, Anne Gallet-Budynek, Seth G. Pritchard, Charles W Cook, Shannon L. LaDeau, Robert B. Jackson, Adrien C. Finzi

Year:

2010

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

New Phytologist, Vol. 185: 514-528

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Abstract

The potential for elevated [CO₂]-induced changes to plant carbon (C) storage, through modifications in plant production and allocation of C among plant pools, is an important source of uncertainty when predicting future forest function. Utilizing 10 yr of data from the Duke free-air CO₂ enrichment site, we evaluated the dynamics and distribution of plant C.

Citation

McCarthy, Heather R.; Oren, Ram; Johnsen, Kurt H; Gallet-Budynek, Anne; Pritchard, Seth G.; Cook, Charles W; LaDeau, Shannon L.; Jackson, Robert B.; Finzi, Adrien C. 2010. Re-assessment of plant carbon dynamics at the Duke free-air CO₂ enrichment site: interactions of atmospheric [CO₂] with nitrogen and water availability over stand development. New Phytologist, Vol. 185: 514-528