Warming Climates Hinder Carbon Dioxide Uptake

Scientists led by John Arnone of the Desert Research Institute and David Schimel of the National Center for Atmospheric Research have set a blow to anti global warming advocates by showing that prairie grass consumed less carbon dioxide in a warmer climate.

Some people argue that increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide will lead to more lush, and greater carbon dioxide consuming plants. This experiment however contradicts this theory, and has shown that warmer climates in fact lead to a decrease in carbon dioxide consumption. Further information is available in an article in this weeks Nature.

In 2004, Leemans and Eickhout showed that the ability for plants to adapt decreased against an increasing rate of climate change.