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Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2004; 6(6): 651-653
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-830353
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Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart KG · New York

Climate Change, Growing Season Length, and Transpiration: Plant Response Could Alter Hydrologic Regime

T. G. Huntington1
  • 1U.S. Geological Survey, 196 Whitten Rd., Augusta, ME 04330, USA
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Publication History

Received: July 9, 2004

Accepted: September 10, 2004

Publication Date:
26 October 2004 (online)

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Key words

Transpiration - CO2 - growing season length - temperature - climate change.

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T. G. Huntington

U.S. Geological Survey

196 Whitten Rd.

Augusta, ME 04330

USA

Email: thunting@usgs.gov

Editor: M. C. Ball

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