title: Biodiversity meets the atmosphere: a global view of forest canopies.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: C M P
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Ozanne
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Anhuf
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Boulter
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Keller
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Kitching
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Körner
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Meinzer
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakashizuka
authors.forename: P L Silva
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Dias
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Stork
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001272:Atmosphere; D018533:Biomass; D002980:Climate; D017753:Ecosystem; D004777:Environment; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000502:physiology; D013472:Sunlight; D014197:Trees / Q000254:growth & development