作者: Evan H DeLucia , Jason G Hamilton , Shawna L Naidu , Richard B Thomas , Jeffrey A Andrews
DOI: 10.1126/SCIENCE.284.5417.1177
关键词: Competition (biology) 、 Agronomy 、 Atmosphere 、 Carbon sequestration 、 Plant litter 、 Environmental science 、 Carbon dioxide 、 Forest ecology 、 Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere 、 Primary production 、 Environmental protection 、 Multidisciplinary
摘要: The concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide was increased by 200 microliters per liter in a forest plantation, where competition between organisms, resource limitations, and environmental stresses may modulate biotic responses. After 2 years the growth rate of the dominant pine trees increased by about 26 percent relative to trees under ambient conditions. Carbon dioxide enrichment also increased litterfall and fine-root increment. These changes increased the total net primary production by 25 percent. Such an increase …