Claim · model-written summary
Species mixtures increased aboveground biomass under elevated CO2.
- Taxon
- treese1
- Treatment
- elevated CO(2) atmospheree0
- Outcome
- aboveground woody biomasse0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 20.2 ± 0.6 kg m(-2)e0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleComparatorSettingQualifier
Verbatim
e0“in an elevated CO(2) atmosphere, aboveground woody biomass increased from 15.2 ± 0.6 to 20.2 ± 0.6 kg m(-2)”
e1“The trees were exposed”
Title
Andrew R. Smith; Martin Lukac; Robin Hood; et al. New Phytologist 2013. doi:10.1111/nph.12136
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- Intervention effect In monoculture, elevated CO2 raised Fagus sylvatica woody biomass by 22%.
- Intervention effect In monoculture, elevated CO2 raised Betula pendula woody biomass by 16%.
- Intervention effect In polyculture, Alnus glutinosa biomass response to CO2 was 10%.
- Intervention effect In polyculture, Betula pendula biomass response to CO2 was 7%.
- Intervention effect In polyculture, Fagus sylvatica biomass response to CO2 was 0%.
- Intervention effect Species mixtures increased aboveground biomass in ambient atmosphere.
- Intervention effect Polyculture overyielding was smaller under elevated CO2 than ambient CO2.