300, 600 and 900 ppm Increases in the Air's CO2 Concentration:
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Festuca pratensis Hudson [Meadow Fescue]
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             300 ppm 
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             600 ppm 
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             900 ppm 
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| Number of Results | 
             11 
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| Arithmetic Mean | 
             20.3% 
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| Standard Error | 
             10% 
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             Experimental Conditions 
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             300 ppm 
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             600 ppm 
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             900 ppm 
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             Garten Jr. et al. (2008)  | 
          
             Open-top chamber study of plants grown from the seedling stage to maturity together with six other old-field species typical of the area (Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA) over three consecutive growing seasons 
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             0% 
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             Hakala and Mela (1996)  | 
          
             open-top chambers, experiment 1, first growing season, ambient temperature 
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             9% 
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             Hakala and Mela (1996)  | 
          
             open-top chambers, experiment 1, first growing season, + 3° C temperature 
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             9% 
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             Hakala and Mela (1996)  | 
          
             open-top chambers, experiment 1, second growing season, ambient temperature 
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             0% 
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             Hakala and Mela (1996)  | 
          
             open-top chambers, experiment 1, second growing season, + 3° C temperature 
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             9% 
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             Hakala and Mela (1996)  | 
          
             open-top chambers, experiment 2, first growing season, ambient temperature 
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             0% 
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             Hakala and Mela (1996)  | 
          
             open-top chambers, experiment 2, first growing season, + 3° C temperature 
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             26% 
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             Hakala and Mela (1996)  | 
          
             open-top chambers, experiment 2, second growing season, ambient temperature 
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             0% 
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             Hakala and Mela (1996)  | 
          
             open-top chambers, experiment 2, second growing season, + 3° C temperature 
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             19% 
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             Smart and Penuelas (2005)  | 
          
             Initially 3-week-old plants grown for a further 61 days in soil microcosms in greenhouses; shoot biomass 
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             31% 
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             Smart and Penuelas (2005)  | 
          
             Initially 3-week-old plants grown for a further 61 days in soil microcosms in greenhouses; root biomass 
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             120% 
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