Biodiversity Meets the Atmosphere: A Global View of Forest Canopies

C. M. P. Ozanne; D. Anhuf; S. L. Boulter; M. Keller; R. L. Kitching; C. Korner; F. C. Meinzer; A. W. Mitchell; T. Nakashizuka; P. L. Silva Dias; N. E. Stork; S. J. Wright; M Yoshimura

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Biodiversity Meets the Atmosphere: A Global View of Forest Canopies

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Authors:

C. M. P. Ozanne, D. Anhuf, S. L. Boulter, M. Keller, R. L. Kitching, C. Korner, F. C. Meinzer, A. W. Mitchell, T. Nakashizuka, P. L. Silva Dias, N. E. Stork, S. J. Wright, M Yoshimura

Year:

2003

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

International Institute of Tropical Forestry

Source:

www.sciencemag.org SCIENCE VOL 301 11 JULY 2003

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Abstract

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.

Citation

Ozanne, C. M. P.; Anhuf, D.; Boulter, S. L.; Keller, M.; Kitching, R. L.; Korner, C.; Meinzer, F. C.; Mitchell, A. W.; Nakashizuka, T.; Silva Dias, P. L.; Stork, N. E.; Wright, S. J., and Yoshimura, M. 2003. Biodiversity Meets the Atmosphere: A Global View of Forest Canopies. www.sciencemag.org SCIENCE VOL 301 11 JULY 2003