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Time of year important in projections of climate change effects on ecosystems

Based on more than 25 years of data, ecologists looked at how droughts and heat waves affect grass growth during different months of the year.
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Summer drought limits the positive effects of CO2 and heat on plant growth in future climate

Academics / General Science : Science Daily (2 years ago)

Summer drought limits the positive effects of carbon dioxide and heat on plant growth in future climate. Although the rain this summer has been pouring down over Denmark, most scientists agree that global temperature increases will ... Read Post

Ecosystems Respond to Climate Change Differently as the Seasons Pass

Issues & Causes / Environmentalism : Planetsave (last year)

Scientists studying the effect of drought and heat waves on grass growth have found that it matters when during the year these events take place, and that each month yields a different effect. “A major challenge in studying climate ... Read Post

Time of year important in projections of climate change effects on ecosystems

Academics / General Science : Science Codex (last year)

Does it matter whether long periods of hot weather, such as last year's heat wave that gripped the U.S. Midwest, happen in June or July, August or September? Scientists studying the subtle effects of heat waves and droughts say that... Read Post


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