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. 2016 Jun 27;7:913. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00913

Table 1.

Range in flowering time variation (days) under elevated CO2 and warming temperature at species to ecosystem level.

Group/Species Delay (+) or advancement (−) in flowering time
e[CO2] Warming References Duration#
Annual grasses 0 to +6 −2 to −4 Cleland et al., 2006 2000–2002
Annual forb −2 to −4 −2 to −3 Cleland et al., 2006 2000–2002
Biennial forb +4 +1 Cleland et al., 2006 2000-2002
Phlox drummondii (annual) −2 to −4 Garbutt and Bazzaz, 1984 1980–1982
Temperate grassland 0 −3 to −19 Hovenden et al., 2008 2004–2007
Asteraceae (Herb) −4 Johnston and Reekie, 2008 2004
Upland grassland ecosystem 0 −11 to −15 Bloor et al., 2010 2006–2007
Alien and native species of British Isles −6 to −8 Hulme, 2011 1970–2000
Grassland nectar plants −8 to +2 Rusterholz and Erhardt, 1998 NA*
C4 weeds −11 to −15 Potvin and Strain, 1985 NA
Annuals −9 to +16 Garbutt et al., 1990; Reekie and Bazzaz, 1991; Leishman et al., 1999 1984; 1994; NA
Desert shrubs −20 to −41 Bowers, 2007 1894–2004
North American spring flowering species −7 Miller-Rushing and Primack, 2008 1852–1858, 1878, 1888–1902, 2003–2006
Boreal trees −3 to −11 Linkosalo et al., 2009 1846–2005
405 flowering plant species, UK −2 to −13 Amano et al., 2010 1753–2003
Spring wheat −1 to −3 Marc and Gifford, 1984 NA
Sunflower −1 to −3 Marc and Gifford, 1984 NA
Spring wheat −7 to −18 Olesen et al., 2012 1985–2009
Winter wheat −4 to −14 Olesen et al., 2012 1985–2009
Spring oat −6 to −17 Olesen et al., 2012 1985–2009
Maize −3 to −21 Olesen et al., 2012 1985–2009
Soybean (Glycine max) −2 to +11 Heinemann et al., 2006; Bunce, 2015 NA; 2013
Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) +8 to +9 Sreeharsha et al., 2015 2012–2013
Rice −7 Seneweera et al., 1994 NA
Jatropa curcas (Biofuel) −8 to 10 Kumar et al., 2014 2011–2013

Information on the type of individual species is provided in Table S1.

#

Duration of experiment conducted/duration for which data adopted for the analysis

*

NA, not available