Publication Date:
2022-05-25
Description:
Author Posting. © The Author(s), 2007. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here by permission of Elsevier B.V. for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Comptes Rendus Geosciences 339 (2007): 784-798, doi:10.1016/j.crte.2007.08.008.
Description:
In this review article, we explore how surface-level ozone affects trees and crops with special emphasis on consequences for productivity and carbon sequestration. Vegetation exposure to ozone reduces photosynthesis, growth, and other plant functions. Ozone formation in the atmosphere is a product of NOx that are also a source of nitrogen deposition. Reduced carbon sequestration of temperate forests resulting from ozone is likely offset by increased carbon sequestration from nitrogen fertilization. However, since fertilized croplands are generally not nitrogen-limited, capping ozone-polluting substances in the U.S., Europe, and China can reduce future crop yield loss substantially.
Description:
This study was funded by the Biocomplexity Program of the U.S. National Science Foundation (ATM-0120468), the Methods and Models for Integrated Assessment Program of the U.S. National Science Foundation (DEB-9711626) and the Earth Observing System Program of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NAG5-10135).
Keywords:
Ozone
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Nitrogen deposition
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Vegetation
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Photosynthesis
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Stomatal conductance
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Crop yield
;
Carbon storage
Repository Name:
Woods Hole Open Access Server
Type:
Preprint
Format:
application/pdf
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