Biodiversity meets the atmosphere: a global view of forest canopies
Author(s)
Ozanne, CMP
Anhuf, D
Boulter, SL
Keller, M
Kitching, RL
Korner, C
Meinzer, FC
Mitchell, AW
Nakashizuka, T
Dias, PLS
Stork, NE
Wright, SJ
Yoshimura, M
Year published
2003
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The forest canopy is the functional interface between 90% of Earth's terrestrial biomass and the atmosphere. Multidisciplinary research in the canopy has expanded concepts of global species richness, physiological processes, and the provision of ecosystem services. Trees respond in a species-specific manner to elevated carbon dioxide levels, while climate change threatens plant-animal interactions in the canopy and will likely alter the production of biogenic aerosols that affect cloud formation and atmospheric chemistry.The forest canopy is the functional interface between 90% of Earth's terrestrial biomass and the atmosphere. Multidisciplinary research in the canopy has expanded concepts of global species richness, physiological processes, and the provision of ecosystem services. Trees respond in a species-specific manner to elevated carbon dioxide levels, while climate change threatens plant-animal interactions in the canopy and will likely alter the production of biogenic aerosols that affect cloud formation and atmospheric chemistry.
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Journal Title
Science
Volume
301
Issue
5630