One of the positive impact of global warming is increasing the capacity of trees and vegetation in reservoirs of carbon dioxide. A study lead by Jerry Melillo of the Marine Biological Laboratory, the United States indicate that.
In a summary of research papers published in the journal publication Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences recently, said that the warming climate has also stimulates the storage of carbon dioxide capture at the plant in greater numbers. According to the researchers, the increasing number of carbon absorbed when plants perform photosynthesis process that caused more nitrogen that allows to be made in conditions of warm soil temperatures.
During this time, said Melillo, the trees that exist in the United States are generally very limited nitrogen content. "We found that warming (global) has been trapping the nitrogen compounds in the soil of organic nitrogen, to be released as inorganic compounds. When trees absorb these inorganic nitrogen, its growth will be faster and hold more carbon," he explained.
He added, The balance amount of carbon in forest ecosystems for the coming decades, when the phenomenon of climate change also occurs, will depend on various other factors. "For example, water availability, the effect of increased temperature for photosynthesis and respiration, and carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere," he said.
In a summary of research papers published in the journal publication Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences recently, said that the warming climate has also stimulates the storage of carbon dioxide capture at the plant in greater numbers. According to the researchers, the increasing number of carbon absorbed when plants perform photosynthesis process that caused more nitrogen that allows to be made in conditions of warm soil temperatures.
During this time, said Melillo, the trees that exist in the United States are generally very limited nitrogen content. "We found that warming (global) has been trapping the nitrogen compounds in the soil of organic nitrogen, to be released as inorganic compounds. When trees absorb these inorganic nitrogen, its growth will be faster and hold more carbon," he explained.
He added, The balance amount of carbon in forest ecosystems for the coming decades, when the phenomenon of climate change also occurs, will depend on various other factors. "For example, water availability, the effect of increased temperature for photosynthesis and respiration, and carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere," he said.
source; National Geographic
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