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Stephen F. Zitzer
Researcher at Desert Research Institute
Publications - 17
Citations - 1359
Stephen F. Zitzer is an academic researcher from Desert Research Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Larrea & Soil water. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 17 publications receiving 1308 citations. Previous affiliations of Stephen F. Zitzer include University of Nevada, Reno.
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Elevated CO2 increases productivity and invasive species success in an arid ecosystem.
Stanley D. Smith,Travis E. Huxman,Travis E. Huxman,Stephen F. Zitzer,Therese N. Charlet,David C. Housman,James S. Coleman,L. Fenstermaker,Jeffrey R. Seemann,Robert S. Nowak +9 more
TL;DR: Using free-air CO2 enrichment (FACE) technology in an intact Mojave Desert ecosystem, it is shown that new shoot production of a dominant perennial shrub is doubled by a 50% increase in atmospheric CO2 concentration in a high rainfall year, but elevated CO 2 does not enhance production in a drought year.
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Biotic, abiotic and performance aspects of the Nevada Desert Free-Air CO2 Enrichment (FACE) Facility
Dean N. Jordan,Stephen F. Zitzer,George R. Hendrey,Keith F. Lewin,J. Nagy,Robert S. Nowak,Stanley D. Smith,James S. Coleman,Jeffrey R. Seemann +8 more
TL;DR: The Nevada Desert FACE Facility (NDFF) consists of three 491m2 plots in the Mojave Desert receiving 550μL L 1 CO2, and six ambient plots to assess both CO2 and fan effects as discussed by the authors.
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Above-ground biomass and carbon and nitrogen content of woody species in a subtropical thornscrub parkland
TL;DR: In this article, regression equations were developed to predict above-ground biomass, carbon and nitrogen content from stem and canopy dimensions for 10 shrub species common to subtropical thorn parklands of southern Texas.
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Photosynthetic down-regulation in Larrea tridentata exposed to elevated atmospheric CO2: Interaction with drought under glasshouse and field (FACE) exposure
Travis E. Huxman,Erik P. Hamerlynck,Brandon d. Moore,Stanley D. Smith,Dean N. Jordan,Dean N. Jordan,Stephen F. Zitzer,Robert S. Nowak,James S. Coleman,Jeffrey R. Seemann +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the photosynthetic response of Larrea tridentata Cav., an evergreen Mojave Desert shrub, to elevated atmospheric CO2 and drought was examined to assist in the understanding of how plants from water-limited ecosystems will respond to rising CO2.
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Alterations of nitrogen dynamics under elevated carbon dioxide in an intact Mojave Desert ecosystem: evidence from nitrogen-15 natural abundance
Sharon A. Billings,Sean M. Schaeffer,Stephen F. Zitzer,Therese N. Charlet,Stanley D. Smith,R. D. Evans +5 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that plant δ15N may be a useful tool for interpreting changes in the N cycle in numerous ecosystems, and that exposure to elevated CO2 has resulted in significant perturbations to the soil N cycle.