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A History of Atmospheric CO2 and Its Effects on Plants, Animals, and Ecosystems

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    I.T. Baldwin  & E.-D. Schulze  & 

  2. Logan, USA

    M.M. Caldwell

  3. Marburg, Germany

    G. Heldmaier

  4. Durham, USA

    Robert B. Jackson

  5. Würzburg, Germany

    O.L. Lange

  6. Stanford, USA

    H.A. Mooney

  7. Kiel, Germany

    U. Sommer

  8. Department of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA

    James R. Ehleringer , M. Denise Dearing  & Thure E. Cerling ,  & 

  9. Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA

    Thure E. Cerling

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Schimel, D., Churkina, G., Braswell, B.H., Trenbath, J. (2005). Remembrance of Weather Past: Ecosystem Responses to Climate Variability. In: Baldwin, I., et al. A History of Atmospheric CO2 and Its Effects on Plants, Animals, and Ecosystems. Ecological Studies, vol 177. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-27048-5_16

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