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How plants are working hard for the planet
https://www.jcu.edu.au/news/releases/2019/may/how-plants-are-working-hard-for-the-planetFri, 17 May 2019
How plants are working hard for the planet
As the planet warms, plants are working to slow the effect of human-caused climate change – and research published today in Trends in Plant Science has assessed how plants are responding to increasing carbon dioxide (CO₂ ).
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“We can say that plants are working hard –the response is at the highest end of the expected range.”
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“Our observations and modelling analyses suggest that in high latitude ecosystems it’s global warming that is driving the increase in leaf area and growing-season length.
“That’s quite different from the tropics, where our study indicates that CO₂ fertilisation is driving the growth in photosynthesis, while climbing temperatures can create significant stress for some plant species.”
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2019.04.003How plants are working hard for the planet
As the planet warms, plants are working to slow the effect of human-caused climate change – and research published today in Trends in Plant Science has assessed how plants are responding to increasing carbon dioxide (CO₂ ).
…
“We can say that plants are working hard –the response is at the highest end of the expected range.”
…
“Our observations and modelling analyses suggest that in high latitude ecosystems it’s global warming that is driving the increase in leaf area and growing-season length.
“That’s quite different from the tropics, where our study indicates that CO₂ fertilisation is driving the growth in photosynthesis, while climbing temperatures can create significant stress for some plant species.”
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