A review of the responses of photosynthesis, respiration and growth of aquatic and terrestrial
plants to CO2, the interactions of elevated CO2 levels with light and temperature, water and …

CO2 and plants: the response of plants to rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide Page
1 Co₂ and Plants 2 The Response of Plants to Rising Levels of Atmospheric Carbon …

The increasing concentrations of CO2 and other “greenhouse gases” are expected to
change temperature, rainfall, and cloudiness. Since the late 17th century we have been …

Human activity in the last 200 years has led to a marked increase in the level of C02 in the
atmosphere. Plants sense increases in C02 levels and initially respond with an increase in …

In recent geological time, atmospheric CO 2 concentrations were 25–50% below the current
level. Photosynthetic productivity of C 3 plants is substantially reduced at these low CO 2 …

Carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration of the atmosphere has varied considerably over
geological time. Ice core data from the USSR Vostok Station showed that the Earth's …

Background Elevated levels of atmospheric [CO2] are likely to enhance photosynthesis and
plant growth, which, in turn, should result in increased specific and whole-plant respiration …

The long-term effects of allowing the concentration of CO 2 in the global atmosphere to
double by the middle of the next century are not yet predictable. However, it is inevitable that …

Plants are the green cornerstone of terrestrial life. The abundance and productivity of trees
and grasses, herbs, shrubs, crops and weeds shape how ecosystems circulate gases and …

Even the most conservative estimates of the future development of the global CO 2 level
forsee a doubling of this essential plant “food” in the next century. The investigation of plant …