A Tree's Response To Environmental Changes: What Can We Expect Over The Next 100 Years?
Monday, October 12, 2009 - 23:07
in Earth & Climate
The many environmental issues facing our society are prevalent in the media lately. Our ecosystem is composed of a very delicate network of interactions among all species and the non-living environment. Predicting how each component of this complex system will respond to the many environmental changes sweeping the globe is a challenging problem today's scientists face. This study explores how increasing concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide may be affecting trees and, ultimately, affecting water and carbon cycles.