[PCA] NEWS: Study: Eastern Trees in the Midst of a Growth Spurt

Olivia Kwong plant at plantconservation.org
Sat Feb 6 22:53:48 CST 2010


http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1960567,00.html?cnn=yes&hpt=T2

Study: Eastern Trees in the Midst of a Growth Spurt
By  Michael D. Lemonick   Saturday, Feb. 06, 2010

Basic biology suggests that plants might grow faster in a world with more 
carbon dioxide, and field experiments bear that out: when you pump extra 
CO2 into a field or a forest, trees and other vegetation tend to get 
bigger.

See the link above for the full article text.




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