Percent Dry Weight (Biomass) Increases for 300, 600 and 900 ppm
Increases in the Air's CO2 Concentration:
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Pristine Tallgrass Prairie
Increases in the Air's CO2 Concentration:
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Pristine Tallgrass Prairie
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Experimental Conditions
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300 ppm
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600 ppm |
900 ppm
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Owensby et al. (1999)
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Root biomass of eight-year open-top-chamber study
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50%
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Owensby et al. (1999)
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Open-top chambers, 3 years, above average precipitation, aboveground biomass
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-2%
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Owensby et al. (1999)
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Open-top chambers, 5 years, below average precipitation, aboveground biomass
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22%
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