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


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Twelve Perennial Species From Fertile Permanent Grassland


Statistics
 
300 ppm
600 ppm
900 ppm
 Number of Results
15
 
 
 Arithmetic Mean
67.5%
 
 
 Standard Error
13.2%
 
 

Individual Experiment Results

Journal References

Experimental Conditions
300 ppm
600 ppm
900 ppm

Luscher et al. (1998)

FACE, 1993 summer/autumn, grasses
32%

 

 

Luscher et al. (1998)

FACE, 1993 summer/autumn, non-legume dicots
41%

 

 

Luscher et al. (1998)

FACE, 1993 summer/autumn, legumes
191%

 

 

Luscher et al. (1998)

FACE, 1994 spring, grasses
55%

 

 

Luscher et al. (1998)

FACE, 1994 spring, non-legume dicots
89%

 

 

Luscher et al. (1998)

FACE, 1994 spring, legumes
65%

 

 

Luscher et al. (1998)

FACE, 1994 summer/autumn, grasses
2%

 

 

Luscher et al. (1998)

FACE, 1994 summer/autumn, non-legume dicots
29%

 

 

Luscher et al. (1998)

FACE, 1994 summer/autumn, legumes
88%

 

 

Luscher et al. (1998)

FACE, 1995 spring, grasses
18%

 

 

Luscher et al. (1998)

FACE, 1995 spring, non-legume dicots
110%

 

 

Luscher et al. (1998)

FACE, 1995 spring, legumes
137%

 

 

Luscher et al. (1998)

FACE, 1995 summer/autumn, grasses
-7%

 

 

Luscher et al. (1998)

FACE, 1995 summer/autumn, non-legume dicots
77%

 

 

Luscher et al. (1998)

FACE, 1995 summer/autumn, legumes
85%

 

 

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