CO2, Temperature, and Trees Experimental Approaches
This comprehensive book discusses the ecophysiological features of trees affected by the two most prominent factors of climate change: atmospheric CO2 concentration and temperature. It starts with the introduction of experimental methods at the leaf,
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Dieter Overdieck
CO2 , Temperature, and Trees Experimental Approaches
Ecological Research Monographs
Series editor Yoh Iwasa
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/8852
Dieter Overdieck
CO2, Temperature, and Trees Experimental Approaches
Dieter Overdieck Institute of Ecology, Ecology of Woody Plants Technical University of Berlin Berlin, Germany
ISSN 2191-0707 ISSN 2191-0715 (electronic) Ecological Research Monographs ISBN 978-981-10-1859-6 ISBN 978-981-10-1860-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-1860-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016954422 © Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover illustration: Systems for measuring CO2 and temperature effects on groups of juvenile trees [object: European beech (Fagus sylvatica)] Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer Science+Business Media Singapore Pte Ltd.
Preface
For more than a century, it has been known that elevated CO2 concentrations in the air lead to enhanced plant growth. “CO2 fumigation” has even occasionally been used to increase crop production in greenhouses. Starting around the year 1980, the scientific community became deeply interested in global changes in ecological factors, particularly in the profound effects that increasing atmospheric CO2 concentration and increasing temperature are predicted to have on all “players” in ecosystem functioning. Even then, scientists were calling forcefully for studies on the direct effects of increasing CO2 and temperature on plants, at scales ranging from the molecule to the globe. In consequence, the number of relevant publications has grown exponentially, motivated further by deep concerns about potential impacts on biological processes. As trees store a great deal of carbon from atmospheric CO2 in their biomass, it is vital to know how CO2 enrichment and temperature increases will influence these
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