Past century changes in Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze water use efficiency and growth in forest and grassland ecosystems of southern Brazil: implications for forest expansion - SILVA, LUCAS C.R; ANAND, MADHUR; OLIVEIRA, JULIANO M; PILLAR, VALÉRIO D (Global change biology, 2009)
Keywords: age; Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Araucaria; Araucaria angustifolia; basal area increment; Biological and medical sciences; Brazil; carbon; Carbon dioxide; carbon isotope; Carbon isotopes; Climate change; Coniferous trees; conifers; Ecology; Ecosystems; ecotones; forest expansion; forest growth; forest trees; Forestry; Forests; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; General forest ecology; Generalities. Production, biomass. Quality of wood and forest products. General forest ecology; Grasslands; growth rings; High temperature; isotopes; southern brazil; stand basal area; temperature; tree-rings; Vegetation; Water use; Water use efficiency; South America; Brazil; America; Grassland; Forests; Forest zone; Growth; basal area increment; Water use efficiency; Carbon; Araucaria; Dynamical climatology; ecotones; Climate change; Basal area; Tree ring; Ecotone; grasslands; carbon isotope; southern brazil; forest expansion; tree-rings; Expansion; Isotopes