Biodiversity meets the atmosphere: a global view of forest canopies.
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.
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Centre for Research in Ecology and Environment, School of Life and Sport Sciences, University of Surrey Roehampton, West Hill, London SW15 3SN, UK. c.ozanne@roehampton.ac.uk
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Keller
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Kitching
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Körner
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Meinzer
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D000818:Animals; D001272:Atmosphere; D018533:Biomass; D002980:Climate; D017753:Ecosystem; D004777:Environment; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000502:physiology; D013472:Sunlight; D014197:Trees / Q000254:growth & development