Percent Dry Weight (Biomass) Increases for
300, 600 and 900 ppm Increases in the Air's CO2 Concentration:


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Experimental wetland communities comprised of native graminoids (grasses, sedges and bulrushes) and either high invasion (>90% cover) or low invasion (<50% cover) by reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea L.)



Statistics
 
300 ppm
600 ppm
900 ppm
 Number of Results
4
 
 
 Arithmetic Mean
41.5%
 
 
 Standard Error
10%
 
 

Individual Experiment Results

Journal References

Experimental Conditions
300 ppm
600 ppm
900 ppm

Kao-Kniffin and Balser (2007)

Total above and below ground biomass of plants grown for four months in mesocosms located within greenhouses at low soil N (5 mg N l-1) and low invasion (<50% cover)
76%

 

 

Kao-Kniffin and Balser (2007)

Total above and below ground biomass of plants grown for four months in mesocosms located within greenhouses at low soil N (5 mg N l-1) and high invasion (>90% cover)
31%

 

 

Kao-Kniffin and Balser (2007)

Total above and below ground biomass of plants grown for four months in mesocosms located within greenhouses at high soil N (30 mg N l-1) and low invasion (<50% cover)
30%

 

 

Kao-Kniffin and Balser (2007)

Total above and below ground biomass of plants grown for four months in mesocosms located within greenhouses at high soil N (30 mg N l-1) and high invasion (>90% cover)
29%

 

 

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