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The importance of studying the ecological effects of increasing CO2 concentration [CO2] and temperature on trees is emphasized. Detailed measurements documenting [CO2] increases over the past decades are compared. A novel contribution to the body of knowledge is the presentation of the particularities of [CO2] (over 20 years) and temperature (over 60 years) for one city (CO2 source). Daily and yearly courses are shown, and reasons for oscillations are discussed.
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Overdieck, D. (2016). Introduction. In: CO2, Temperature, and Trees. Ecological Research Monographs. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1860-2_1
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