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Significance of Increasing Ambient CO2 for Plant Growth and Survival, and Interactions with Air Pollution

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Interacting Stresses on Plants in a Changing Climate

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((ASII,volume 16))

Abstract

Anthropogenic activities have changed the chemical composition of the global atmosphere. Since the middle of the nineteenth century atmospheric CO2 has increased by about 25%, whereas global warming has increased mean surface temperature by only 0.6 °C. Throughout the industrialised regions the air pollutants, O3, SO2, NOx and others, are causing increasing damage to vegetation. The temporal and spatial distribution of air pollutants differs by orders of magnitude between the various managed and unmanaged global ecosystems and hence their effect on vegetation varies greatly. The significance of increasing atmospheric CO2 for plant growth is discussed in terms of its influence on the partitioning of dry matter, leaf growth and development, stem growth and branching, root formation and tillering, growth of the whole plant and flowering. Details are given concerning the influence of CO2 on the growth and development of plants from different ecosystems. Special attention is given to the interaction of CO2 concentration, climate and altitude on vegetation in the unmanaged and usually stressed ecosystems of the Arctic, temperate and sub-tropical zones. Some processes which are likely to enhance plant survival at higher CO2 concentrations are described. Finally, some examples of the ameliorating effects of elevated CO2 on air pollution damage in plants are outlined.

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Enoch, H.Z., Honour, S.J. (1993). Significance of Increasing Ambient CO2 for Plant Growth and Survival, and Interactions with Air Pollution. In: Jackson, M.B., Black, C.R. (eds) Interacting Stresses on Plants in a Changing Climate. NATO ASI Series, vol 16. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78533-7_3

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